At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
87/ 100 · 13 points taken off
9 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 12, 2024
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 3 to 8 points taken off. Pupusas Eli 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 Pupusas Eli?
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-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right F014How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair F043How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips F030How 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
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized rightThe county found: “Food Contact Surfaces: Clean And Sanitized”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
Then the next one: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 3-304.14.
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Fix and log it: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
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0 of 3 done
Clean first, then sanitize
From Food Code 4-603.16
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 (17 → 13). 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 12, 2024Routine inspection87 out of 100 (B)
This one: 87 out of 100 (B), inspected Aug 12, 2024.
9 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical risk factors (2 points or more) (1)
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
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 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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Other violations (5)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
F043 Premises; Personal/Cleaning Items; Vermin-Proofing
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 Pupusas Eli? Fix it
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
F030 Food Properly Stored; Food Storage Containers Identified
1 point
Food Code 3-305.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Where food may never be stored
- Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
- Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.
From Food Code 3-305.11
Top to bottom
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Fridge and freezer storage order
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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
F037 Adequate Ventilation And Lighting; Designated Areas, Use
1 point
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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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
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets
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Impoundment Of Unsanitary Equipment Or Food
The department's words
F049 Impoundment Of Unsanitary Equipment Or Food
The data lists 6 of the 9. The official record lists them all.
EarlierNov 21, 2023Routine inspection83 out of 100 (B)
7 violations listed, 5 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 Pupusas Eli, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer Read the free guide
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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
- 87 out of 100 (B)
- 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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