At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
91/ 100 · 9 points taken off
6 problems found · 2 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Dec 22, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 3 to 8 points taken off. Richie's Hot Chicken 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 Richie's Hot Chicken?
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: Hot food below 135°F F108How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: No hot or cold water at a sink F122How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair F136How 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 Richie's Hot Chicken's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Richie's Hot Chicken. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Richie's Hot Chicken first; we check that you run it.
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This is my place: claim Richie's Hot ChickenWe'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.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Proper Hot And Cold Holding Temperatures”
First step: If food is out of range
Then the next one: No hot or cold water at a sink
Log it
Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.
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 the rule it names: Food Code 3-304.14.
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
Logged
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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 · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 5, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
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
LatestDec 22, 2025Routine inspection91 out of 100 (A)
This one: 91 out of 100 (A), inspected Dec 22, 2025.
6 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
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
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Are you Richie's Hot Chicken? Fix it
Marked critical by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
F122 Hot And Cold Water Available
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 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Are you Richie's Hot Chicken? Fix it
Other violations (4)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
F136 Equipment/Utensils Approved: Installed; 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
Are you Richie's Hot Chicken? Fix it
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
F137 Equipment, Utensils And Linens: Storage And Use
1 point
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Richie's Hot Chicken? Fix it
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
F140 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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Are you Richie's Hot Chicken? Fix it
Impoundment/Voluntary Condemn And Dispose (Vc&D)/Sampling
The department's words
F151 Impoundment/Voluntary Condemn And Dispose (Vc&D)/Sampling
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 Richie's Hot Chicken, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer 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 (0-30) SEATS HIGH 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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