At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine health department inspection · Jul 24, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 1 to 4 points taken off. Mendez Restaurant got more than most.
Compared with 992 Pasadena food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Mendez Restaurant?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Pests seen inside: rodents K023How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K045How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K033How 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 Mendez Restaurant's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Pests seen inside: rodentsThe health department found: “No rodents, insects, birds, or animals”
First step: What to do
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 6-501.112, Food Code Part 5-5, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Fix and log it: Pests seen inside: rodents
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0 of 3 done
What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
Logged
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Inspections
From City of Pasadena Public Health Department · 15 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
LatestJul 24, 2025Routine inspection95 out of 100
This one: 95 out of 100, inspected Jul 24, 2025.
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
Food Code 6-501.111
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What to do
- Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
- Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
- Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.
From Food Code 6-501.112
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Are you Mendez Restaurant? 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
Are you Mendez Restaurant? 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 Mendez Restaurant? Fix it
Permits Available
The department's words
K049 Permits Available
1 point
EarlierMar 4, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
Garbage uncovered or not taken out
The department's words
K042 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
1 point
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
EarlierAug 6, 2024Routine inspection95 out of 100
5 violations listed.
Violations (5)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 pointMarked complied on Aug 6, 2024
Permits Available
The department's words
K049 Permits Available
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
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K027 Food separated and protected
1 pointMarked complied on Aug 6, 2024
EarlierNov 14, 2023Routine inspection95 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
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
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K038 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated area, usage
1 point
EarlierDec 5, 2022Routine inspection95 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
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
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K041 Plumbing; proper backflow devices
1 point
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K027 Food separated and protected
1 pointMarked complied on Dec 5, 2022
EarlierJun 13, 2022Routine inspection98 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K027 Food separated and protected
1 pointMarked complied on Jun 13, 2022
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
EarlierNov 7, 2021Routine inspection95 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
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
EarlierJan 14, 2020Routine inspection98 out of 100
1 violation listed.
Violations (1)
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
K108 Food manager certification
2 points
EarlierFeb 28, 2018Routine inspection91 out of 100
7 violations listed.
Violations (7)
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
K108 Food manager certification
2 points
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K027 Food separated and protected
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 28, 2018
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K029 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
1 point
Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K047 Signs posted; last inspection report available
1 point
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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K038 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated area, usage
1 point
The department's words
K026 Approved thawing methods used, frozen food
1 point
EarlierNov 28, 2016Routine inspection88 out of 100
6 violations listed.
Violations (6)
The department's words
K001 Demonstration of knowledge; food handler card
2 points
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
K108 Food manager certification
2 points
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
Show 1 more
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
EarlierDec 1, 2015Routine inspection93 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
The department's words
K005 Hands clean and properly washed; gloves used properly
2 pointsMarked complied on Dec 1, 2015
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
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
EarlierJan 14, 2015Routine inspection87 out of 100
7 violations listed.
Violations (7)
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K009 Proper cooling methods
4 pointsMarked complied on Jan 14, 2015
Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
K004 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
2 pointsMarked complied on Jan 14, 2015
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
K108 Food manager certification
2 points
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K034 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
1 point
Show 2 more
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
EarlierJul 9, 2014Billable Follow-Up95 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
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 point
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
1 point
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
EarlierJul 4, 2014Inspection Follow-Up91 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
4 points
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K044 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
1 point
EarlierJul 2, 2014Routine inspection58 out of 100
8 violations listed.
Violations (8)
Imminent Health Hazard - Closure
The department's words
K053 Imminent Health Hazard - Closure
26 points
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
4 points
The department's words
K001 Demonstration of knowledge; food handler card
2 points
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
K108 Food manager certification
2 points
Show 3 more
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
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 Mendez Restaurant, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Pests seen inside: rodents 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
Let Mendez Restaurant know
Ask for the manager. Mendez Restaurant can only fix what it knows about.
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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
- 95 out of 100
- Source
- City of Pasadena Public Health Department
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