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Motto Cafe

Other food place · Pasadena, CA

14 inspections

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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

No problems found · Routine health department inspection · Jul 14, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 1 to 4 points taken off. Motto Cafe got about the same as most.

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

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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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-501.17, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code Part 5-5.

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Inspections

From City of Pasadena Public Health Department · 14 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026

The health department visited 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).

Points taken off at each routine inspection
Mar 1, 2018: 1Jun 25, 2019: 5Dec 18, 2019: 7Jul 1, 2021: 6Dec 7, 2021: 7Jul 12, 2022: 4May 18, 2023: 1Nov 14, 2023: 1Jul 31, 2024: 3Dec 3, 2024: 1May 14, 2025: 2Aug 5, 2025: 2Jan 21, 2026: 1Jul 14, 2026: 211220182026

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 14, 2026Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Pass)

    This one: 98 out of 100 (Pass), inspected Jul 14, 2026.

    The data does not list this inspection's violations.

  2. EarlierJan 21, 2026Routine inspection99 out of 100 (Pass)

    The data does not list this inspection's violations.

  3. EarlierAug 5, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100

    2 violations listed.

    Violations (2)

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K044 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing

      1 point

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained

      1 point

  4. EarlierMay 14, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

  5. EarlierDec 3, 2024Routine 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

  6. EarlierJul 31, 2024Routine inspection97 out of 100

    2 violations listed.

    Violations (2)

  7. EarlierNov 14, 2023Routine inspection99 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

  8. EarlierMay 18, 2023Routine inspection99 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

  9. EarlierJul 12, 2022Routine inspection96 out of 100

    3 violations listed.

    Violations (3)

  10. EarlierDec 7, 2021Routine inspection93 out of 100

    3 violations listed.

    Violations (3)

  11. EarlierJul 1, 2021Routine inspection94 out of 100

    4 violations listed.

    Violations (4)

  12. EarlierDec 18, 2019Routine inspection93 out of 100

    3 violations listed.

    Violations (3)

    • Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K007 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      4 pointsMarked complied on Dec 18, 2019

    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

      2 pointsMarked complied on Dec 18, 2019

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K044 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing

      1 point

  13. EarlierJun 25, 2019Routine inspection95 out of 100

    5 violations listed.

    Violations (5)

    • Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer

      The department's words

      K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored

      1 pointMarked complied on Jun 25, 2019

    • 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

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean

      1 point

    • Hair, rings or clothing not kept food-ready

      The department's words

      K025 Personal cleanliness and hair restraints

      1 point

  14. EarlierMar 1, 2018Routine inspection99 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

    • 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)

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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
98 out of 100 (Pass)
Source
City of Pasadena Public Health Department

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Questions about Motto Cafe

When was Motto Cafe last inspected?

The health department last inspected Motto Cafe on Jul 14, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the health department find at Motto Cafe?

The health department's own record lists what it found on Jul 14, 2026.

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.