At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
91/ 100 · 9 points taken off
8 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jan 14, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 3 to 8 points taken off. Ponces Bakery got more than most.
Compared with 35,379 Los Angeles County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Ponces Bakery?
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 in poor condition F013How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file F040How to fixFix it
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer F039How 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 Ponces Bakery's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food in poor conditionThe county found: “Food In Good Condition, Safe And Unadulterated”
First step: Reject it if you see
Then the next one: No backflow test on file
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.111, Food Code 3-304.14.
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Fix and log it: Food in poor condition
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0 of 3 done
Reject it if you see
From Food Code 6-501.111
Logged
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Inspections
From Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 5, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
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
LatestJan 14, 2025Routine inspection91 out of 100 (A)
This one: 91 out of 100 (A), inspected Jan 14, 2025.
8 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical risk factors (2 points or more) (1)
Marked critical by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
The department's words
F013 Food In Good Condition, Safe And Unadulterated
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 3-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Reject it if you see
- Frozen food with big ice crystals, frozen liquid in the bottom, or water stains (thawed and refrozen)
- A time-temperature indicator showing it got too warm, even if the food looks fine
- Cans that are swollen, leaking, rusty, deeply dented at the seams, or missing labels
From Food Code 6-501.111
Approved sources only
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Receiving deliveries
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Are you Ponces Bakery? Fix it
Other violations (5)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
F040 Plumbing: Plumbing In Good Repair, Proper Backflow Devices
1 point
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Are you Ponces Bakery? Fix it
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
F039 Wiping Cloths: Properly Used And Stored
1 point
Food Code 3-304.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Keep the bucket strong
- Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
- Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
- Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.
From Food Code 3-304.14
Keep cloths apart
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Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets
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Are you Ponces Bakery? 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
Are you Ponces Bakery? Fix it
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
Are you Ponces Bakery? Fix it
Impoundment Of Unsanitary Equipment Or Food
The department's words
F049 Impoundment Of Unsanitary Equipment Or Food
The data lists 6 of the 8. The official record lists them all.
EarlierMay 22, 2024Routine inspection96 out of 100 (A)
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierDec 8, 2023Routine inspection91 out of 100 (A)
6 violations listed, 3 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 Ponces Bakery, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food in poor condition Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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 (0-30) SEATS MODERATE RISK
- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 91 out of 100 (A)
- Source
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
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