At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
100/ 100 · 0 points taken off
No problems found · Routine health department inspection · Apr 13, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most coffee shops here got 1 to 4 points taken off. Philz Coffee got fewer than most.
Compared with 47 Pasadena coffee shops. Each shop'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
For Philz Coffee's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Philz Coffee. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Philz Coffee first; we check that you run it.
Your whole team can help. Each person gets one next step, and everyone can see what's done.
This is my place: claim Philz CoffeeWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Log it
Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.
Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 3-304.14, 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 · 12 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026
The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (3 → 0). 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
LatestApr 13, 2026Routine inspection100 out of 100 (Pass)
This one: 100 out of 100 (Pass), inspected Apr 13, 2026.
No violations listed in the data.
EarlierFeb 6, 2024Routine inspection97 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
The department's words
K001 Demonstration of knowledge; food handler card
2 points
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
EarlierApr 11, 2023Routine inspection96 out of 100
3 violations listed.
Violations (3)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K021 Hot and cold water available
2 points
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
EarlierNov 9, 2021Routine 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 points
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
EarlierJun 21, 2021Routine inspection96 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
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K034 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
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 8, 2020Routine 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
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K039 Thermometers provided and accurate within 2 degrees
1 pointMarked complied on Jul 8, 2020
EarlierDec 19, 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
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
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 point
EarlierJun 4, 2019Routine inspection98 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
EarlierSep 20, 2018Routine inspection99 out of 100
1 violation listed.
Violations (1)
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 pointMarked complied on Sep 20, 2018
EarlierFeb 28, 2018Routine 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 Feb 28, 2018
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
EarlierMar 16, 2017Routine inspection97 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K021 Hot and cold water available
2 points
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity
1 point
EarlierJun 2, 2016Routine inspection88 out of 100
7 violations listed.
Violations (7)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
4 pointsMarked complied on Jun 2, 2016
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
The department's words
K005 Hands clean and properly washed; gloves used properly
2 points
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K044 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
1 point
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 point
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Hair, rings or clothing not kept food-ready
The department's words
K025 Personal cleanliness and hair restraints
1 point
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K027 Food separated and protected
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
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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
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
- 100 out of 100 (Pass)
- 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) .
Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.