At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
94/ 100 · 6 points taken off
2 problems found · 2 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 19, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 3 to 8 points taken off. El Puerto Escondido 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 El Puerto Escondido?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding F011How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right F014How to fixFix it
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.
Visit them directly at publichealth.lacounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
For El Puerto Escondido's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holdingThe county found: “Proper Reheating Procedures For Hot Holding”
First step: The rule
Then the next one: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-403.11, Food Code 4-603.16.
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Fix and log it: Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding
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The rule
From Food Code 3-403.11
Logged
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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.
Fewer points taken off than last time (9 → 6). That takes a team.
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
LatestAug 19, 2025Routine inspection94 out of 100 (A)
This one: 94 out of 100 (A), inspected Aug 19, 2025.
2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical risk factors (2 points or more) (2)
Marked critical by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding
The department's words
F011 Proper Reheating Procedures For Hot Holding
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 3-403.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
The rule
- Reheat cooked and cooled food to 165°F for 15 seconds in every part, within 2 hours.
- Microwave: 165°F, then rotate or stir, cover, and let stand 2 minutes.
- Store-bought ready-to-eat food from a sealed package (canned chili, hot dogs): 135°F within 2 hours.
From Food Code 3-403.11
Reheat only once
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Reheating leftovers
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Are you El Puerto Escondido? Fix it
Marked critical by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
F014 Food Contact Surfaces: Clean And Sanitized
2 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 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Are you El Puerto Escondido? Fix it
EarlierAug 21, 2024Routine inspection91 out of 100 (A)
9 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
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- Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
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Address thisAbout 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 (61-150) SEATS HIGH RISK
- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 94 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) .
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