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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
36point violations
15 problems found · 6 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 13, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 27 point violations. Best Chicken got more than most.
Compared with 2,086 Salt Lake County fast-food and counter places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Best Chicken?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Food Safety Manager Certification 4.1.4 (i)How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Eating or drinking in a food area 4.2.18**How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation 4.3.23*How to fixFix it
Source: Salt Lake County Health Department
We review Salt Lake County health data to make this report. We are not the Salt Lake County Health Department.
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Next: Food Safety Manager CertificationThe county found: “Food safety manager certification is expired. (Must submit proof of class enrollment to the Food Protection Bureau…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-304.11, Food Code 3-501.17, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 3-304.12.
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Clothes, eating and drinking
From Food Code 2-304.11
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Inspections
From Salt Lake County Health Department · 10 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
The county inspects each food place one to three times a year. It does not say when it will come. How often depends on the place's risk level. Level 1: once a year. Level 2: every 9 months. Level 3: twice a year. Level 4: three times a year. A complaint can bring another visit.
Every visit
LatestAug 13, 2025Routine inspection36 points
This one: 36 points, inspected Aug 13, 2025.
15 violations listed, 6 marked critical.
Critical (6)
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Food Safety Manager Certification
The department's words
4.1.4 (i) Food Safety Manager Certification
Food safety manager certification is expired. (Must submit proof of class enrollment to the Food Protection Bureau within 30 days.)
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
4.2.18** Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco
Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas.
Corrected during the inspection
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 2-401.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clothes, eating and drinking
- Wear clean outer clothes and a clean apron.
- Eat, drink, smoke or vape only in a designated area (the break area), away from food and clean dishes.
- The one exception: you may drink from a closed drink container (a lid and a straw is the easy way) if it is handled so it can't contaminate your hands, the container, food, clean dishes or single-service items. Keep it away from food and prep tables.
From Food Code 2-304.11
Nails
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Hair, jewelry, nails and clothes
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Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation
The department's words
4.3.23* Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation
Raw shell eggs are stored above ready-to-eat food in a cooler.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
The department's words
4.3.60** Ready-to-Eat, Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Date Marking
Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.17 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
The rule
- Ready-to-eat TCS food made on site and kept in the fridge more than 24 hours gets a date label.
- It's good for 7 days at 41°F or below. The day you made it is day 1.
- Example: potato salad made Saturday is labeled "Discard Friday."
- Never go past the maker's use-by date on any ingredient.
From Food Code 3-501.17
Mixed and opened foods
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Date marking: the 7-day rule
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Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-Cleaning
The department's words
4.4.82* Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-Cleaning
Shelves in the walk-in cooler are unclean to sight and touch.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
The department's words
4.6.50** Controlling Pests
There are numerous flies present in the facility.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 6-501.111 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What to do
- Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
- Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
- Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.
From Food Code 6-501.112
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Non-critical (8)
Food Handler Training
The department's words
4.1.3 Food Handler Training
Not all food employees have a current food handler card. (Proof of training for all employees must be submitted to the Food Protection Bureau within 7 days.)
Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
The department's words
4.3.24 Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
Food containers are not labeled with the common name of the food.
Corrected during the inspection
The department's words
4.3.31 In-Use Utensils - Between-Use Storage
Plastic disposal cups are used for food scoops and are stored inside food containers.
Food Code 3-304.12 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Serving utensils
- A separate utensil in every dish, with a handle long enough to stay out of the food.
- Between uses, rest it in one of six places: in the food with the handle up out of it; in a closed bin of dry food that is not TCS food; on a clean, sanitized spot; in running water (moist food like ice cream); in a clean, protected spot (a scoop for food that is not TCS food); or in water at 135°F or above. Never on the bare table, a towel or in another dish.
- Change it when dropped, used in another dish, or touched at the food end, and at least every 4 hours.
From Food Code 3-304.12
Clean plates and no re-serving
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Buffets and self-service
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Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storage
The department's words
4.4.105 Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storage
Clean skewers are stored in an unclean bucket.
Fixed Equipment-Elevation or Sealing
The department's words
4.4.62 Fixed Equipment-Elevation or Sealing
Various items are stored directly on the floor and are not elevated at least 6 inches on shelving to facilitate cleaning.
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.63 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
The floor is damaged in the walk-in cooler.
Food Code 4-101.11 · R392-100
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In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.41 Cleaning-Frequency and Restrictions
The ceiling is dirty in various areas. The floor is dirty under the front service counter near the soda drain pipe.
Cited 2 times
Food Code 6-101.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Other Personal Care Items-Storage
The department's words
4.7.19 Other Personal Care Items-Storage
Employee phone is stored on single service items.
EarlierAug 22, 2023Routine inspection20 points
8 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 25, 2021Routine inspection29 points
11 violations listed, 6 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierSep 11, 2019Routine inspection16 points
7 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 2, 2018Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
7 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 1, 2018Routine inspection221 points
46 violations listed, 20 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierSep 20, 2017Routine inspection38 points
19 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierOct 17, 2016Routine inspection32 points
13 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierSep 16, 2015Routine inspection37 points
13 violations listed, 6 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 13, 2014Routine inspection18 points
9 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
Source: Salt Lake County Health Department. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Eating or drinking in a food area Read the free guide
- Ready-to-eat food not dated Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: flies Read the free guide
- In-use utensils stored wrong Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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About this record
Open the county's Inspection Reports, choose Food Service, and search for the name.
Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
Zero points means the inspector found no problems. Salt Lake County adds points for each problem. Big ones, the kind most likely to make someone sick, add more.
Each violation the inspector finds adds 1, 3 or 6 points, by how likely it is to cause illness. The points add up to the inspection score. The county uses no letter grade.
- Listed as
- Restaurants: non-plated
- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 36 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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