At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine health department inspection · Feb 28, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 1 to 4 points taken off. Mako Bowl got more than most.
Compared with 992 Pasadena food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Mako Bowl?
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- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K014How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K006How to fixFix it
- No hot or cold water at a sink K021How 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
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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 health department found: “Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
Then the next one: Hand sink not ready to use
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-501.19, Food Code Part 5-5.
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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 City of Pasadena Public Health Department · 22 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026
The health department lists no visits in the last 12 months.
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
LatestFeb 28, 2025Routine inspection93 out of 100
This one: 93 out of 100, inspected Feb 28, 2025.
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
2 pointsMarked complied on Feb 28, 2025
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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Are you Mako Bowl? Fix it
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
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Are you Mako Bowl? Fix it
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K021 Hot and cold water available
2 points
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 Mako Bowl? 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
Are you Mako Bowl? Fix it
EarlierOct 8, 2024Routine inspection94 out of 100
3 violations listed.
Violations (3)
Proper cooking time & temperatures
The department's words
K010 Proper cooking time & temperatures
4 pointsMarked complied on Oct 8, 2024
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K044 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
1 point
EarlierJun 6, 2024Routine inspection94 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K008 Time as a public health control (TPHC); procedures & records
2 pointsMarked complied on Jun 6, 2024
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 pointMarked complied on Jun 6, 2024
EarlierJan 29, 2024Routine 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
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 point
EarlierSep 19, 2023Routine inspection97 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
EarlierFeb 8, 2023Routine inspection94 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
No menu note about raw or undercooked food
The department's words
K019 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods
2 points
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
2 points
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K038 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated area, usage
1 point
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
EarlierOct 12, 2022Routine inspection91 out of 100
5 violations listed.
Violations (5)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
2 pointsMarked complied on Oct 12, 2022
No menu note about raw or undercooked food
The department's words
K019 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods
2 points
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 pointsMarked complied on Oct 12, 2022
The department's words
K007 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
2 pointsMarked complied on Oct 12, 2022
Garbage uncovered or not taken out
The department's words
K042 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
1 point
EarlierJun 28, 2022Routine inspection91 out of 100
5 violations listed.
Violations (5)
No menu note about raw or undercooked food
The department's words
K019 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods
2 points
The department's words
K005 Hands clean and properly washed; gloves used properly
2 pointsMarked complied on Jun 28, 2022
The department's words
K007 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
2 pointsMarked complied on Jun 28, 2022
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K008 Time as a public health control (TPHC); procedures & records
2 pointsMarked complied on Jun 28, 2022
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
EarlierDec 16, 2021Billable Follow-Up100 out of 100
No violations listed in the data.
EarlierDec 13, 2021Inspection Follow-Up95 out of 100
3 violations listed.
Violations (3)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
2 points
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K021 Hot and cold water available
2 points
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
EarlierNov 30, 2021Routine inspection80 out of 100
11 violations listed.
Violations (11)
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K009 Proper cooling methods
4 pointsMarked complied on Nov 30, 2021
Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
The department's words
K011 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
4 pointsMarked complied on Nov 30, 2021
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K021 Hot and cold water available
2 points
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
2 pointsMarked complied on Nov 30, 2021
The department's words
K007 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
2 pointsMarked complied on Nov 30, 2021
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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K027 Food separated and protected
1 point
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 point
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
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K038 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated area, usage
1 point
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K029 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
1 point
EarlierAug 3, 2021Routine inspection90 out of 100
8 violations listed.
Violations (8)
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K008 Time as a public health control (TPHC); procedures & records
2 points
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K029 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
1 point
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 point
Show 3 more
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K038 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated area, usage
1 point
EarlierMar 18, 2021Routine inspection98 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
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
EarlierFeb 25, 2020Routine 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
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 point
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K038 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated area, usage
1 point
EarlierNov 20, 2019Routine inspection95 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K021 Hot and cold water available
2 points
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 point
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K029 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
1 point
EarlierJul 12, 2019Routine inspection96 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 point
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K038 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated area, usage
1 point
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
EarlierMar 21, 2018Routine inspection97 out of 100
3 violations listed.
Violations (3)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K038 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated area, usage
1 point
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 point
EarlierApr 5, 2017Routine 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 Apr 5, 2017
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
EarlierNov 30, 2016Routine inspection76 out of 100
13 violations listed.
Violations (13)
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K008 Time as a public health control (TPHC); procedures & records
4 points
The department's words
K005 Hands clean and properly washed; gloves used properly
4 pointsMarked complied on Nov 30, 2016
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
4 pointsMarked complied on Nov 30, 2016
The department's words
K001 Demonstration of knowledge; food handler card
2 pointsMarked complied on Nov 30, 2016
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
Show 8 more
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 point
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K027 Food separated and protected
1 point
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K030 Food storage; food storage containers identified
1 point
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K039 Thermometers provided and accurate within 2 degrees
1 point
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 point
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K047 Signs posted; last inspection report available
1 point
EarlierFeb 23, 2015Inspection Follow-Up98 out of 100
1 violation listed.
Violations (1)
The department's words
K001 Demonstration of knowledge; food handler card
2 points
EarlierFeb 5, 2015Routine inspection85 out of 100
10 violations listed.
Violations (10)
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K009 Proper cooling methods
4 pointsMarked complied on Feb 23, 2015
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K008 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
2 pointsMarked complied on Feb 23, 2015
The department's words
K001 Demonstration of knowledge; food handler card
2 points
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K030 Food storage; food storage containers identified
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 23, 2015
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 5, 2015
Show 5 more
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 23, 2015
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K039 Thermometers provided and accurate within 2 degrees
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 5, 2015
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K029 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 23, 2015
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K027 Food separated and protected
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 5, 2015
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 23, 2015
EarlierJul 16, 2014Routine inspection96 out of 100
3 violations listed.
Violations (3)
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K008 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
2 pointsMarked complied on Feb 23, 2015
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K030 Food storage; food storage containers identified
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 23, 2015
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K039 Thermometers provided and accurate within 2 degrees
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 23, 2015
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)
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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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
- 93 out of 100
- Source
- City of Pasadena Public Health Department
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