Happy Sheep Hot Pot
3525 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste O, Torrance, CA 90505
Passed re-check · Jun 10, 2026 Directions
60
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
- Last inspected Jun 10, 2026: passed with 10 violations, 2 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on May 5, 2026.
- Passed 3 of 4 graded inspections since 2023.
- Keeps coming up: Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated, cited 2 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
- #5 in Torrance's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 5 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jun 10
Owner Requested Reinspection
10 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated
- Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Minor Food safety certification
- Minor Multiple major critical violations /increased risk to public health
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Personal cleanliness and hair restraints
- Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor No insects, rodents, birds or animals present
- Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
- Failed May 5
Routine Inspection
20 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated
- Critical No insects, rodents, birds or animals present
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Minor Impoundment/voluntary condemn and dispose (VC&D)/sampling
- Minor Adequate handwashing facilities; supplied and accessible
- Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
- Minor Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained; used; test equipment
- Minor Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
- Minor Permits available
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Food separated and protected
- Minor Personal cleanliness and hair restraints
- Minor Demonstration of knowledge
- Minor Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
- Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
- Minor Permit suspended, revoked, or modified
- 2025
- Passed Apr 9
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Hands clean and properly washed; gloves used properly
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Food safety certification
- Minor Demonstration of knowledge
- Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
- Minor Signs posted; last inspection report available
- Minor Hot water available
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
- 2023
- Passed Dec 11
Routine Inspection
9 violations
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Permits available
- Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
- Minor Food separated and protected
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Minor Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
- Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
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