LA County DPH · Facility ID FA0021131 · RESTAURANT (151 + ) SEATS HIGH RISK
EL POLLO INKA
1425 W ARTESIA BLVD # 12-16 GARDENA 90247
“This high-volume Peruvian rotisserie in Gardena slid from back-to-back A grades to a July 2025 C with a permit suspension.”
Why this score
- −Most recent inspection: C
- −24 critical violations on file, weighted by how recent
- −Slipped from a clean result 1 time
- −5 violations cited more than once
Each entry below is one inspection visit. Violations marked critical are public health risks; everything else is a general code citation.
- Jul 25, 202570CRESTAURANT (151 + ) SEATS HIGH RISK
- F006critical# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- F014critical# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- F042critical# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- F039critical# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- F027critical# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- F050critical# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION
- F043critical# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- F023critical# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- F013critical# 13. FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATED
- F005critical# 05. HANDS CLEAN AND PROPERLY WASHED; GLOVES USED PROPERLY
- F033critical# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- F049critical# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- F044critical# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- F035critical# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- F007critical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
15 critical citations this visit - Nov 5, 202497ARESTAURANT (151 + ) SEATS HIGH RISK
- F044critical# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- F038critical# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
- F033critical# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
3 critical citations this visit - Mar 20, 202494ARESTAURANT (151 + ) SEATS HIGH RISK
- F039critical# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- F037critical# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- F043critical# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- F033critical# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- F030critical# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- F035critical# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
6 critical citations this visit
Location33.8731, -118.3002