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Pasadena Restaurant Inspections & Health Scores

The Score Behind Every Table.

Data verified: April 2026

CaliforniaPass / FailCalCode

City of Pasadena County — Fire Safety & Food Safety

Food Safety: Pasadena Public Health Department

Fire Safety: Pasadena Fire Department

The Rose City's own rules — one of only three cities in LA County with its own independent health department, operating a letter grade system since before LA County's grading ordinance.

The Score Behind Every Table.

Food Safety

Evaluation

Pass / Fail

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Frequency

Risk-based

Facilities

1,200+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Frequency

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

Pasadena Fire Department

Pass / Fail Inspection

100-point deductive scoring with posted letter grades, operated independently from LACDPH. Inspectors start at 100 and deduct for each violation found.

P

Pass

Facility meets requirements

C

Closed

Imminent health hazard

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

Pasadena Fire Department

Pasadena Fire Department (PFD) covers the entire city — a single fire authority with no jurisdictional overlap.

Hood Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96 Table 12.4 sets the interval by what the kitchen cooks: monthly for solid fuel, quarterly for high-volume cooking, semiannually for moderate volume, annually for low-volume or seasonal cooking.

Suppression Inspection

UL-300 wet chemical suppression systems required in all commercial cooking hoods. Semi-annual inspection and certification per NFPA 96.

Single fire authority simplifies compliance — all fire permits, inspections, and certifications go through PFD.

  • UL-300 wet chemical suppression system required in all commercial cooking hoods
  • Semi-annual suppression system inspection and certification per NFPA 96
  • Hood and duct cleaning on NFPA 96 schedule
  • Service must be performed by a licensed C-16 Fire Protection contractor

Official Inspection Portal

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Pasadena Public Health Department

Source: Pasadena Public Health Department

Inspection Authority

Agency

Pasadena Public Health Department

Code Basis

CalCode

ScoreTable

The Score Behind Every Table.

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