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La Pupusa Loka

1956 E CHARLESTON, Las Vegas, NV 89104 · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

La Pupusa Loka has been inspected 13 times by Southern Nevada Health District since May 12, 2021. The most recent inspection, on January 30, 2026, found no infractions.

4 of 13 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 9 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Food temperature control and Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 9 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on January 28, 2026. For example: Food protected from potential cross-contamination.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 9 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on January 28, 2026. For example: TCS food labeled and dated as required. Food sold for offsite consumption labeled properly. Records, logs, policies, and procedures maintained and available when required.

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 7 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on January 28, 2026. For example: Effective pest control measures. Animals restricted as required.

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 28, 2026. For example: Chemicals properly identified, stored, and used.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 28, 2026. For example: Personal cleanliness maintained. Personal effects properly stored.

About this data

These results come from Southern Nevada Health District, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

13 inspections

  1. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Routine Inspection

    9 infractions

    • 8078372: Chemicals properly identified, stored, and used.
      • 3 demerits
    • 8078373: Operating within the parameters of the health permit. Compliance with Time as a Public Health Control, waiver, specialized process, and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan.
      • 5 demerits
    • 8078374: Effective pest control measures. Animals restricted as required.
      • 3 demerits
    • 8078379: Food protected from potential cross-contamination.
      • 3 demerits
    • 8078394: Personal cleanliness maintained. Personal effects properly stored.
    • 8078395: Physical facility in sound condition and maintained.
    • 8078397: Restrooms, custodial areas, and premises maintained.
    • 8078399: Signs and certifications as required.
    • 8078405: TCS food labeled and dated as required. Food sold for offsite consumption labeled properly. Records, logs, policies, and procedures maintained and available when required.
      • 3 demerits
  3. Routine Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 8078395: Physical facility in sound condition and maintained.
    • 8078399: Signs and certifications as required.
    • 8078405: TCS food labeled and dated as required. Food sold for offsite consumption labeled properly. Records, logs, policies, and procedures maintained and available when required.
      • 3 demerits
  4. Routine Inspection

    5 infractions

    • 8078379: Food protected from potential cross-contamination.
      • 3 demerits
    • 8078395: Physical facility in sound condition and maintained.
    • 8078397: Restrooms, custodial areas, and premises maintained.
    • 8078399: Signs and certifications as required.
    • 8078405: TCS food labeled and dated as required. Food sold for offsite consumption labeled properly. Records, logs, policies, and procedures maintained and available when required.
      • 3 demerits
  5. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  6. Routine Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 8078374: Effective pest control measures. Animals restricted as required.
      • 3 demerits
    • 8078375: Equipment approved, properly designed, maintained, and operated.
      • 3 demerits
    • 8078380: Food wholesome; not spoiled, contaminated, or adulterated.
      • 5 demerits
    • 8078405: TCS food labeled and dated as required. Food sold for offsite consumption labeled properly. Records, logs, policies, and procedures maintained and available when required.
      • 3 demerits
  7. OPS Initial Permitting Inspection

    0 infractions

  8. Re-inspection

    2 infractions

    • 76432: Grade card and required signs posted conspicuously. Consumer advisory as required. Records/logs maintained and available when required. NCIAA compliant. PHFs labeled and dated as required. Food sold for offsite consumption labeled properly.
      • 3 demerits
    • 93149: Facility in sound condition and maintained (floors, walls, ceilings, plumbing, lighting, ventilation, etc.).
  9. Routine Inspection

    11 infractions

    • 76376: Commercially manufactured food from approved source with required labels. Parasite destruction as required. Potentially hazardous foods/time temperature control for safety (PHF/TCS) received at proper temperature.
      • 5 demerits
    • 76377: Gross unsanitary occurrences or conditions including pest infestation
    • 76383: PHF/TCSs properly thawed. Fruits and vegetables washed prior to preparation or service.
      • 3 demerits
    • 76402: Effective pest control measures. Animals restricted as required.
      • 3 demerits
    • 76408: Food protected from potential contamination by employees and consumers.
      • 3 demerits
    • 76409: Food wholesome; not spoiled, contaminated, or adulterated.
      • 5 demerits
    • 76418: PHF/TCSs at proper temperatures during storage, display, service, transport, and holding.
      • 5 demerits
    • 76432: Grade card and required signs posted conspicuously. Consumer advisory as required. Records/logs maintained and available when required. NCIAA compliant. PHFs labeled and dated as required. Food sold for offsite consumption labeled properly.
      • 3 demerits
    • 76457: Food protected from potential contamination during storage and preparation.
      • 3 demerits
    • 76458: Handwashing facilities adequate in number, stocked, accessible, and limited to handwashing only.
      • 3 demerits
    • 93151: Non-PHF and food storage containers properly labeled and dated as required. Food stored off the floor when required. Non-PHF/TCS not spoiled and within shelf-life. Proper retail storage of chemicals.
  10. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  11. Routine Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 76434: Kitchenware and food contact surfaces of equipment properly washed, rinsed, sanitized and air dried. Equipment for warewashing operated and maintained. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.
      • 3 demerits
    • 76443: PHF/TCSs properly cooled.
      • 5 demerits
    • 76457: Food protected from potential contamination during storage and preparation.
      • 3 demerits
    • 76458: Handwashing facilities adequate in number, stocked, accessible, and limited to handwashing only.
      • 3 demerits
    • 76466: Verifiable time as a control with approved procedure when in use. Operational plan, waiver or variance approved and followed when required. Operating within the parameters of the health permit.
      • 5 demerits
    • 93153: Nonfood contact surfaces and equipment properly constructed, installed, maintained and clean.
  12. Re-inspection

    1 infraction

    • 76402: Effective pest control measures. Animals restricted as required.
      • 3 demerits
  13. Routine Inspection

    8 infractions

    • 76378: Hot and cold holding equipment present; properly designed, maintained and operated.
      • 3 demerits
    • 76384: Restrooms, mop sink, and custodial areas maintained and clean. Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary equipment, or personal effects. Trash areas adequate, pest proof, and clean.
    • 76409: Food wholesome; not spoiled, contaminated, or adulterated.
      • 5 demerits
    • 76434: Kitchenware and food contact surfaces of equipment properly washed, rinsed, sanitized and air dried. Equipment for warewashing operated and maintained. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.
      • 3 demerits
    • 76443: PHF/TCSs properly cooled.
      • 5 demerits
    • 76457: Food protected from potential contamination during storage and preparation.
      • 3 demerits
    • 93151: Non-PHF and food storage containers properly labeled and dated as required. Food stored off the floor when required. Non-PHF/TCS not spoiled and within shelf-life. Proper retail storage of chemicals.
    • 93153: Nonfood contact surfaces and equipment properly constructed, installed, maintained and clean.

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