At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
98/ 100 · 2 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine health department inspection · Jul 3, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 0 to 3 points taken off. Vallarta Supermarket - La Isla got about the same as most.
Compared with 73 Pasadena markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Vallarta Supermarket - La Isla?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong K039How to fixFix it
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K036How 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 Vallarta Supermarket - La Isla's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Thermometer missing or reading wrongThe health department found: “Thermometers provided and accurate within 2 degrees”
First step: Ice-water method
Then the next one: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Fix and log it: Thermometer missing or reading wrong
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0 of 4 done
Ice-water method
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Inspections
From City of Pasadena Public Health Department · 6 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 (6 → 2). 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
LatestJul 3, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100
This one: 98 out of 100, inspected Jul 3, 2025.
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K039 Thermometers provided and accurate within 2 degrees
1 point
Food Code 4-203.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Ice-water method
- 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
- 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
- 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
- 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.
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Thermometers and calibration
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Are you Vallarta Supermarket - La Isla? Fix it
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 point
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Vallarta Supermarket - La Isla? Fix it
EarlierJul 17, 2023Routine inspection94 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
K006 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
2 points
EarlierNov 17, 2022Routine inspection97 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
EarlierJun 21, 2022Routine inspection97 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 point
EarlierDec 28, 2021Routine inspection97 out of 100
2 violations listed.
Violations (2)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K036 Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
1 point
EarlierOct 22, 2020Routine inspection98 out of 100
1 violation listed.
Violations (1)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K014 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
2 points
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 Vallarta Supermarket - La Isla, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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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
- 98 out of 100
- Source
- City of Pasadena Public Health Department
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