CityEl Pollo Loco #5301
503 S Alvarado St · 90057 · Restaurant (61-150) Seats High Risk
Most recent inspection January 8, 2026 — 280 days ago. Unchanged from the previous inspection. On average this location is inspected about every 257 days.
Inspection types on record: Routine Inspection (3), Owner Initiated Inspection (1).
Why this grade is A
A grades go to establishments scoring 90 or above — inspectors found no major food-safety problems. The inspection score was 96 out of 100.
No itemized violations were published for the most recent inspection, so the score is the only detail on file.
Inspection summary
El Pollo Loco #5301 has 4 health inspections on record with Los Angeles, with scores ranging from 80 to 96. The latest inspection on January 8, 2026 recorded 0 itemized violations. The average current score among 60 other establishments in ZIP 90057 is 95, so this location scores higher than its neighborhood average.
Inspection history
- A · 96
January 8, 2026
Routine Inspection
- A · 96
October 25, 2024
Owner Initiated Inspection
- B · 80
September 27, 2024
Routine Inspection
- A · 96
November 29, 2023
Routine Inspection
Other inspections near El Pollo Loco #5301
- Shim Sham3123 Beverly BlvdA · 92
- Paseo Chapin2220 W 7th StA · 91
- Bamboo Express600 S Alvarado St # 107-8A · 94
- My Place Health130 S Alvarado StA · 95
- Subway610 S Rampart BlvdA · 96
- Holiday Inn Express611 S Westlake AveA · 93
- R.A.R.E Eats LLC1919 W 7th St RA · 97
- Lee'S Liquor1800 W 6th St Ste 7-8A · 98
- Abc Express1822 W 7th StA · 90
- St Barnabas Senior Center Of La675 S Carondelet StA · 98
Source: Los Angeles Metro open data. Grades shown as “derived” are calculated from the published score when the record has no official letter grade.