At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
98/ 100 · 2 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine health department inspection · Nov 25, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 1 to 4 points taken off. Main Chick Hot Chicken got about the same as most.
Compared with 992 Pasadena food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Main Chick 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.
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K033How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K035How 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 Main Chick Hot Chicken's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Main Chick Hot Chicken. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Main Chick Hot Chicken first; we check that you run it.
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This is my place: claim Main Chick Hot ChickenWe'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: Shelves and surfaces need cleaningThe health department found: “Nonfood-contact surfaces clean”
Then the next one: Equipment in poor repair
Log it
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 2-301.15.
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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
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Inspections
From City of Pasadena Public Health Department · 10 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026
The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
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
LatestNov 25, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100
This one: 98 out of 100, inspected Nov 25, 2025.
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
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
Are you Main Chick Hot Chicken? Fix it
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 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 Main Chick Hot Chicken? Fix it
EarlierMay 28, 2025Routine inspection99 out of 100
1 violation listed.
Violations (1)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K030 Food storage; food storage containers identified
1 point
EarlierNov 19, 2024Billable Follow-Up100 out of 100
No violations listed in the data.
EarlierNov 6, 2024Routine inspection98 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 pointMarked complied on Nov 6, 2024
Permits Available
The department's words
K049 Permits Available
1 point
EarlierMay 1, 2024Routine inspection97 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
2 pointsMarked complied on May 1, 2024
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 pointMarked complied on May 1, 2024
EarlierJul 12, 2023Routine inspection99 out of 100
1 violation listed.
Violations (1)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
EarlierNov 29, 2022Routine inspection97 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 pointsMarked complied on Nov 29, 2022
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K044 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
1 pointMarked complied on Nov 29, 2022
EarlierMar 15, 2022Routine inspection96 out of 100
3 violations listed.
Violations (3)
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
K108 Food manager certification
2 points
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K041 Plumbing; proper backflow devices
1 point
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K034 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
1 point
EarlierJul 15, 2021Routine inspection97 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
EarlierAug 13, 2020Routine inspection100 out of 100
No violations listed in the data.
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 Main Chick Hot Chicken, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Let Main Chick Hot Chicken know
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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
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: City of Pasadena Public Health Department (opens the department's site) .
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