El Pollo Loco

4058 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280

Passed · Jun 25, 2026 Directions
87
Good BiteKarma score 87 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jun 25, 2026: passed with 5 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized, cited 2 times.
  • 2 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jun 25

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
    • Minor Permits available
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Mar 13

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
  5. 2024
  6. Passed May 2

    Routine Inspection

    6 violations
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned

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BiteKarma scores around El Pollo Loco, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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