At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
99/ 100 · 1 point taken off
1 problem found · Routine health department inspection · Sep 5, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 1 to 4 points taken off. The Refectory got about the same as most.
Compared with 992 Pasadena food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about The Refectory?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Permits Available K049How 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 The Refectory's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, The Refectory. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim The Refectory 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 The RefectoryWe'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: HSC 113947.1, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 2-304.11, Food Code 3-304.14.
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Replies are part of a paid plan. We read each one before it goes up. You can take it down any time. Only the department can change its record.
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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
Left alone, the same items can come back at the next inspection. Fixed together, they're done.
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Inspections
From City of Pasadena Public Health Department · 4 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026
The health department lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Fewer points taken off than last time (8 → 1). 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
LatestSep 5, 2025Routine inspection99 out of 100
This one: 99 out of 100, inspected Sep 5, 2025.
1 violation listed.
Violations (1)
Permits Available
The department's words
K049 Permits Available
1 point
EarlierMay 7, 2025Routine inspection92 out of 100
4 violations listed.
Violations (4)
The department's words
K007 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
4 pointsMarked complied on May 7, 2025
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
K108 Food manager certification
2 points
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
EarlierJul 15, 2024Routine inspection91 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
2 points
Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
K004 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
2 pointsMarked complied on Jul 15, 2024
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K041 Plumbing; proper backflow devices
1 point
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K040 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
1 pointMarked complied on Jul 15, 2024
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K043 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
1 point
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K034 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
1 point
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K033 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
1 point
EarlierOct 9, 2023Routine 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
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 Refectory, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
Let The Refectory know
Ask for the manager. The Refectory can only fix what it knows about.
The department lists no phone for this place.
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Complain directly to the health department
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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.
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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
- 99 out of 100
- 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.