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The Hat

Other food place · Pasadena, CA

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At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

No problems found · Routine health department inspection · Jul 21, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 1 to 4 points taken off. The Hat 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.

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We'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.

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  1. Fix it together

    Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.

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    Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.

  3. 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 6-501.111, Food Code 3-304.14.

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Inspections

From City of Pasadena Public Health Department · 16 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
Jan 15, 2015: 2Aug 29, 2016: 1Jul 13, 2017: 2Jan 3, 2018: 1May 24, 2019: 1Aug 26, 2019: 1Dec 26, 2019: 3Jun 2, 2021: 4Apr 18, 2022: 1Aug 23, 2022: 1May 31, 2023: 2Apr 16, 2024: 2Aug 19, 2024: 1Dec 24, 2024: 2Dec 3, 2025: 1Jul 21, 2026: 121120152026

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 21, 2026Routine inspection99 out of 100 (Pass)

    This one: 99 out of 100 (Pass), inspected Jul 21, 2026.

    The data does not list this inspection's violations.

  2. EarlierDec 3, 2025Routine inspection99 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

    • No backflow test on file

      The department's words

      K041 Plumbing; proper backflow devices

      1 point

  3. EarlierDec 24, 2024Routine inspection98 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

  4. EarlierAug 19, 2024Routine inspection99 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity

      1 point

  5. EarlierApr 16, 2024Routine inspection98 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

  6. EarlierMay 31, 2023Routine inspection98 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

  7. EarlierAug 23, 2022Routine 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

  8. EarlierApr 18, 2022Routine inspection99 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K044 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing

      1 pointMarked complied on Apr 18, 2022

  9. EarlierJun 2, 2021Routine inspection96 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

    • Food in poor condition

      The department's words

      K013 Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated

      4 pointsMarked complied on Jun 2, 2021

  10. EarlierDec 26, 2019Routine inspection97 out of 100

    2 violations listed.

    Violations (2)

  11. EarlierAug 26, 2019Routine inspection99 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

  12. EarlierMay 24, 2019Routine 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

  13. EarlierJan 3, 2018Routine inspection99 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

  14. EarlierJul 13, 2017Routine inspection98 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

  15. EarlierAug 29, 2016Routine inspection99 out of 100

    1 violation listed.

    Violations (1)

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      K035 Equipment/Utensils - approved; installed; good repair, capacity

      1 point

  16. EarlierJan 15, 2015Routine 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

    • 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)

What you can do

As a customer of The Hat, you can:

  1. Let The Hat know

    Ask for the manager. The Hat can only fix what it knows about.

    The department lists no phone for this place.

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  4. Complain directly to the health department

    We are not the health department. You can report to them on their site. Report to City of Pasadena Public Health Department (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
99 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.

Questions about The Hat

When was The Hat last inspected?

The health department last inspected The Hat on Jul 21, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the health department find at The Hat?

The health department's own record lists what it found on Jul 21, 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.