WaBa Grill

245 N Barranca Ave # 4, West Covina, CA 91791

Passed · Feb 20, 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 2023.
  • Last inspected Feb 20, 2026: passed with 7 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices, cited 2 times.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Feb 20

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
    • Minor Personal cleanliness and hair restraints
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
    • Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
    • Minor Food storage; food storage containers identified
    • Minor Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Dec 20

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Dec 8

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair

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