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Chow Express Chinese Food

Other food place · Pacoima, CA

2 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

5 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Mar 4, 2025

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 3 to 8 points taken off. Chow Express Chinese Food got about the same as most.

Compared with 35,379 Los Angeles County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Chow Express Chinese Food?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Marked critical: Hot food below 135°F F007How to fixFix it
  2. Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair F044How to fixFix it
  3. Impoundment Of Unsanitary Equipment Or Food F049How to fixFix it

See all 5 items ↓

Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health

We review Los Angeles County health data to make this report. We are not the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health.

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For Chow Express Chinese Food's team

Is this your place?

Welcome, Chow Express Chinese Food. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Chow Express Chinese Food first; we check that you run it.

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We'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.

We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.

  1. Fix it together

    Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.

  2. Log it

    Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.

  3. Show what you did

    Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.

Each fix step comes from our free guides, built on the FDA Food Code your state uses.

Try it yourself

Fix and log it: Hot food below 135°F

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0 of 3 done

If food is out of range

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What people see now

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Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.

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Inspections

From Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 5, 2026

The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.

Points taken off at each routine inspection
Jul 10, 2023: 3Mar 4, 2025: 73720232025

Environmental Health inspects restaurants and markets in unincorporated areas and 85 of the county's 88 cities. Pasadena, Long Beach and Vernon run their own health departments and are not in this data.

Every visit

  1. LatestMar 4, 2025Routine inspection93 out of 100 (A)

    This one: 93 out of 100 (A), inspected Mar 4, 2025.

    5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical risk factors (2 points or more) (1)

    • Marked critical by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health

      Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      F007 Proper Hot And Cold Holding Temperatures

      4 points

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      If food is out of range

      • Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
      • Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
      • Unknown time or longer: throw it out.

      Which foods need temperature control (TCS)

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Hot and cold holding

      The full guide has 3 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Chow Express Chinese Food? Fix it

    Other violations (4)

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      F044 Floors, Walls And Ceilings: Properly Built, Maintained In Good Repair And Clean

      1 point

      Food Code 6-101.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop

      Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair

      In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Chow Express Chinese Food? Fix it

    • Impoundment Of Unsanitary Equipment Or Food

      The department's words

      F049 Impoundment Of Unsanitary Equipment Or Food

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      F035 Equipment/Utensils - Approved; Installed; Clean; Good Repair, Capacity

      1 point

      Food Code 4-101.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken

      Equipment in good repair

      In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Chow Express Chinese Food? Fix it

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      F033 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Clean And In Good Repair

      1 point

      Food Code 4-602.13

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

      Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Chow Express Chinese Food? Fix it

  2. EarlierJul 10, 2023Routine inspection97 out of 100 (A)

    3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.

Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)

What you can do

As a customer of Chow Express Chinese Food, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
    • Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

    Open the steps here

  2. Let Chow Express Chinese Food know

    Ask for the manager. Chow Express Chinese Food can only fix what it knows about.

    The department lists no phone for this place.

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About this record

Open the county's Inspection Results, choose Restaurants, Food Markets, and search for the name or address. Reports for inspections after August 25, 2025 come by public records request.

Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.

100 means the inspector found no problems. Los Angeles County takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.

Each inspection starts at 100 points and points come off for each problem found. 90 to 100 is an A, 80 to 89 a B, 70 to 79 a C. Below 70 gets a score card with the number and no letter.

Listed as
RESTAURANT (0-30) SEATS HIGH RISK
Inspection type
Routine inspection
Result
93 out of 100 (A)
Source
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health

This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .

Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.

Questions about Chow Express Chinese Food

When was Chow Express Chinese Food last inspected?

The county last inspected Chow Express Chinese Food on Mar 4, 2025. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Chow Express Chinese Food?

The county listed 5 violations on Mar 4, 2025: Hot food below 135°F; Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair; and Impoundment Of Unsanitary Equipment Or Food, and 2 more.

How often does Los Angeles County inspect restaurants?

Environmental Health inspects restaurants and markets in unincorporated areas and 85 of the county's 88 cities. Pasadena, Long Beach and Vernon run their own health departments and are not in this data.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Mar 4, 2025, the county marked 1 as critical.