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Baja Ranch

Other food place · Pasadena, CA

6 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

4 problems found · Routine health department inspection · Jul 25, 2025

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 1 to 4 points taken off. Baja Ranch got more than most.

Compared with 992 Pasadena food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Baja Ranch?

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

  1. Hand sink not ready to use K006How to fixFix it
  2. Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K045How to fixFix it
  3. Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K033How to fixFix it

See all 4 items ↓

Source: City of Pasadena Public Health Department

We review Pasadena health data to make this report. We are not the City of Pasadena Public Health Department.

Which one are you?

For Baja Ranch's team

Is this your place?

Welcome, Baja Ranch. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Baja Ranch 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 the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 6-301.11, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 4-603.16.

Try it yourself

Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use

A practice run. Nothing is saved. Tap each step when it's done.

0 of 3 done

Hand sinks are for hands only

From Food Code 2-301.15

Logged

That's one done. We'll be here for the next.

What people see now

Today, people see the department's words and nothing from you.

What people see after you fix and log it

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What people see next

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

Left alone, or fixed together

Left alone, the same items can come back at the next inspection. Fixed together, they're done.

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Inspections

From City of Pasadena Public Health Department · 6 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026

The health department lists no visits in the last 12 months.

Points taken off at each routine inspection
Apr 8, 2021: 2Mar 28, 2022: 10Jun 12, 2023: 6Nov 17, 2023: 5Apr 9, 2025: 4Jul 25, 2025: 524520212025

The City's Environmental Health Division inspects each permanent food facility on its own schedule. A routine score of 85 to 100 is a Pass, 75 to 84 a Conditional Pass.

Every visit

  1. LatestJul 25, 2025Routine inspection95 out of 100

    This one: 95 out of 100, inspected Jul 25, 2025.

    4 violations listed.

    Violations (4)

    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

      2 points

      Food Code 5-205.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Hand sinks are for hands only

      • Wash only at a handwashing sink.
      • Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
      • Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.

      From Food Code 2-301.15

      Soap and hand sanitizer

      4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Handwashing

      The full guide has 4 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Baja Ranch? Fix it

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained

      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 Baja Ranch? Fix it

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean

      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 Baja Ranch? Fix it

    • Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning

      The department's words

      K043 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned

      1 point

      Food Code 6-302.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Check the restroom

      • Soap, paper towels or a dryer, toilet paper and warm water at every restroom sink.
      • The door closes by itself.
      • After the toilet: wash in the restroom, then wash again at the kitchen sink.

      From Food Code 6-301.11

      Clean it on a schedule

      5 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Restrooms, mops and rags

      The full guide has 5 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Baja Ranch? Fix it

  2. EarlierApr 9, 2025Routine inspection96 out of 100

    3 violations listed.

    Violations (3)

    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

      2 points

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained

      1 point

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity

      1 point

  3. EarlierNov 17, 2023Routine inspection95 out of 100

    4 violations listed.

    Violations (4)

    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

      2 points

    • Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning

      The department's words

      K043 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned

      1 point

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained

      1 point

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean

      1 point

  4. EarlierJun 12, 2023Routine inspection94 out of 100

    5 violations listed.

    Violations (5)

    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

      2 points

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity

      1 point

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean

      1 point

    • Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer

      The department's words

      K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored

      1 point

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained

      1 point

  5. EarlierMar 28, 2022Routine inspection90 out of 100

    4 violations listed.

    Violations (4)

  6. EarlierApr 8, 2021Routine inspection98 out of 100

    2 violations listed.

    Violations (2)

    • Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning

      The department's words

      K043 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned

      1 point

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean

      1 point

Source: City of Pasadena Public Health Department. 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 Baja Ranch, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

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

    • Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
    • Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning Read the free guide

    Open the steps here

  2. Let Baja Ranch know

    Ask for the manager. Baja Ranch can only fix what it knows about.

    The department lists no phone for this place.

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  5. Complain directly to the health department

    We are not the health department. You can report to them on their site. Report to City of Pasadena Public Health Department (opens the department's site)

When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.

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About this record

Open the City's Health Inspection Search, choose Restaurant/Market, and search for the name. Inspections before December 2025 are on its second page.

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. Pasadena takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.

Each inspection starts at 100 points and points come off for each violation. 85 to 100 is a Pass, 75 to 84 a Conditional Pass, and below 75 a permit suspension hearing is scheduled. Closed means the permit was suspended. The City uses no letter grade. Its guide is from 2014: confirm the numbers with the department.

Listed as
Restaurant/Market
Inspection type
Routine inspection
Result
95 out of 100
Source
City of Pasadena Public Health Department

This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: City of Pasadena Public Health Department (opens the department's site) .

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

Questions about Baja Ranch

When was Baja Ranch last inspected?

The health department last inspected Baja Ranch on Jul 25, 2025. It was a routine inspection.

What did the health department find at Baja Ranch?

The health department listed 4 violations on Jul 25, 2025: Hand sink not ready to use; Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair; and Shelves and surfaces need cleaning, and 1 more.

How often does Pasadena inspect restaurants?

The City's Environmental Health Division inspects each permanent food facility on its own schedule. A routine score of 85 to 100 is a Pass, 75 to 84 a Conditional Pass.