At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
98/ 100 · 2 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine health department inspection · Oct 23, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 1 to 4 points taken off. Hot Wings Cafe got about the same as most.
Compared with 992 Pasadena food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Hot Wings Cafe?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- No backflow test on file K041How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K044How to fixFix it
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.
Visit them directly at cityofpasadena.net (opens the department's site) · How we review
For Hot Wings Cafe's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Hot Wings Cafe. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Hot Wings Cafe first; we check that you run it.
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This is my place: claim Hot Wings CafeWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: No backflow test on fileThe health department found: “Plumbing; proper backflow devices”
Then the next one: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-304.11, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 6-301.11, Food Code 3-305.11.
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Left alone, or fixed together
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Inspections
From City of Pasadena Public Health Department · 10 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026
The health department lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Fewer points taken off than last time (5 → 2). That takes a team.
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
LatestOct 23, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100
This one: 98 out of 100, inspected Oct 23, 2025.
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K041 Plumbing; 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 Hot Wings Cafe? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K044 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
1 pointMarked complied on Oct 23, 2025
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 Hot Wings Cafe? Fix it
EarlierJun 17, 2025Routine inspection95 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
K004 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
2 pointsMarked complied on Jun 17, 2025
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K041 Plumbing; proper backflow devices
1 point
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
EarlierJan 21, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K041 Plumbing; proper backflow devices
1 point
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 pointMarked complied on Jan 21, 2025
EarlierAug 28, 2024Routine inspection98 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 point
Permits Available
The department's words
K049 Permits Available
1 point
EarlierOct 2, 2023Routine inspection99 out of 100
1 violation listed.
Violations (1)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
EarlierMar 29, 2023Routine inspection98 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
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 pointMarked complied on Mar 29, 2023
EarlierMar 27, 2023Complaint Investigation98 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
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
EarlierMar 1, 2022Routine inspection97 out of 100
3 violations listed.
Violations (3)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 pointMarked complied on Mar 1, 2022
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 point
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K043 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
1 pointMarked complied on Mar 1, 2022
EarlierJun 30, 2021Routine inspection97 out of 100
3 violations listed.
Violations (3)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K030 Food storage; food storage containers identified
1 point
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
EarlierMay 27, 2020Routine inspection96 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K038 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated area, usage
1 point
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K030 Food storage; food storage containers identified
1 point
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
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 Hot Wings Cafe, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Address thisAbout 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
- 98 out of 100
- Source
- City of Pasadena Public Health Department
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