At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
94/ 100 · 6 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine health department inspection · Dec 3, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 1 to 4 points taken off. Takes The Cake got more than most.
Compared with 992 Pasadena food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Takes The Cake?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K014How to fixFix it
- Hands not washed when needed K005How to fixFix it
- No person in charge on duty K001How 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 Takes The Cake's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Takes The Cake. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Takes The Cake first; we check that you run it.
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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: Hands not washed when needed
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 2-301.14, HSC 113947.1, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Fix and log it: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
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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 · 14 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 (7 → 6). 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
LatestDec 3, 2025Routine inspection94 out of 100
This one: 94 out of 100, inspected Dec 3, 2025.
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
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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The department's words
K005 Hands clean and properly washed; gloves used properly
2 points
Food Code 2-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
When to wash
- Before you start food work and before you put on gloves
- After the restroom (wash twice; see below)
- After touching your face, hair, nose or body
From Food Code 2-301.14
How to wash
4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Handwashing
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Are you Takes The Cake? Fix it
The department's words
K001 Demonstration of knowledge; food handler card
2 points
EarlierMay 8, 2025Routine inspection93 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
The department's words
K005 Hands clean and properly washed; gloves used properly
2 points
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
2 points
The department's words
K001 Demonstration of knowledge; food handler card
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 27, 2024Routine inspection95 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
The department's words
K001 Demonstration of knowledge; food handler card
2 points
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
EarlierNov 14, 2023Routine 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
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 point
EarlierJan 17, 2023Routine inspection96 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
K108 Food manager certification
2 points
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
EarlierJun 27, 2021Routine inspection94 out of 100
5 violations listed.
Violations (5)
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
K108 Food manager certification
2 points
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
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K030 Food storage; food storage containers identified
1 point
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K041 Plumbing; proper backflow devices
1 point
EarlierJul 8, 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
EarlierDec 10, 2019Routine 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
The department's words
K023 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
2 pointsMarked complied on Dec 10, 2019
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 pointMarked complied on Dec 10, 2019
EarlierMay 30, 2019Routine 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
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K045 Floors, walls and ceilings: built and maintained
1 point
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K038 Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated area, usage
1 point
EarlierSep 12, 2018Routine inspection96 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
EarlierFeb 28, 2018Routine inspection94 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
The department's words
K007 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
4 pointsMarked complied on Feb 28, 2018
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
EarlierApr 4, 2017Routine 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
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K027 Food separated and protected
1 point
EarlierFeb 9, 2016Routine inspection97 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K044 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
1 pointMarked complied on Feb 9, 2016
EarlierMar 4, 2015Routine inspection91 out of 100
7 violations listed.
Violations (7)
The department's words
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
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
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K044 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
1 point
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 point
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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
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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- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Hands not washed when needed Read the free guide
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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
- 94 out of 100
- Source
- City of Pasadena Public Health Department
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