El Pollo Loco
A1530 W Baseline Rd, Tempe 85282
Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2500839
Score based on 5 scored inspections on record, weighted toward recent visits (one-year half-life). How scoring works
County record last checked Sep 22, 2026.
Score over time
Inspection history5 on record
2026
Jul 2, 2026RoutinecleanA
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Reviewed and discussed: 9 Food Allergies. Sent copy of 9 Food allergies.
Apr 2, 2026RoutinecleanA
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Reviewed and discussed: 1"inch air gap rules for RPZ to drain lines. Recommend: having written procedures for vomit and diarrhea clean ups. Provided via email Maricopa County Handout: Vomit clean up guide.
2025
Sep 16, 2025RoutinecleanA
No violations noted at time of inspection.Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Discussed with the PIC about ensuring that chemical items are stored in a manner to prevent contamination of food, equipment, utensils, and single service items.
May 20, 2025Routine1 foundation1 coreB
A complaint was addressed during this inspection. No violations support the allegations made in the complaint.Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Discussed with the PIC about ensuring the chicken items are cooked to a minimum of 165F throughout the product.
Inspector's notes
Quat sanitizer solution in cloth buckets with concentration at 0ppm. Ensure that sanitizers are at proper concentration according to manufactures directions. Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.
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3-304.14 - Core: Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation
Inspector's notes
Establishment does not have test strips to test sanitizer levels for the quat sanitizer used at the three compartment sink/buckets. PIC arranged to pick up test strips from a neighboring location within the hour. Ensure that proper test kit is present to measure chemical sanitizer concentration for the sanitizer that is being used. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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4-302.14 - Priority Foundation: Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4574/AMC-Toolbox---Food-Contact-Surfaces.
Mar 19, 2025RoutinecleanA
Provided the PIC with clean up of accidents handout.Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Discussed with the PIC about ensuring that when time temperature control is used for TCS food items that the items are discarded following internal policies not exceeding four hours.
Nearby restaurants
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Data from Maricopa County Environmental Services public records, last checked Sep 22, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →