At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
40point violations
16 problems found · 5 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 25, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 27 point violations. Cafe Rio 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 Cafe Rio?
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: Hands not washed when needed 4.2.12*How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Cooling Methods 4.3.58**How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Manual Warewashing Equipment-Wash Solution Temperature 4.4.71**How to fixFix it
Source: Salt Lake County Health Department
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hands not washed when neededThe county found: “An employee did not wash hands before putting on gloves.”
First step: When to wash
Then the next one: Cooling Methods
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.14, Food Code 7-201.11, Food Code 3-304.12.
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When to wash
From Food Code 2-301.14
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Inspections
From Salt Lake County Health Department · 6 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026
The county visited 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
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 25, 2026Routine inspection40 points
This one: 40 points, inspected Aug 25, 2026.
16 violations listed, 6 marked critical.
Critical (5)
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
The department's words
4.2.12* When to Wash-Hands and Arms
An employee did not wash hands before putting on gloves.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 2-301.12 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
When to wash
- Before you start food work and before you put on gloves
- After the restroom (wash twice; see below)
- After touching your face, hair, nose or body
From Food Code 2-301.14
How to wash
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Handwashing
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Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Cooling Methods
The department's words
4.3.58** Cooling Methods
Potentially hazardous food is being cooled in deep, covered containers. (Cut lettuce between 68-71 F)
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
Manual Warewashing Equipment-Wash Solution Temperature
The department's words
4.4.71** Manual Warewashing Equipment-Wash Solution Temperature
Wash compartment water temperature in the three compartment sink is not 110 F or greater
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
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
The interior of the ice bin is dirty. The interior of the ice machine is unclean.
Cited 2 times
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
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
4.7.2** Working Containers-Common Name
A chemical spray bottle is not labeled with the common name.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 7-201.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Store them away from food
- Store chemicals below and away from food, dishes, utensils, linens and single-use items. Never on a shelf above food.
- Separate them by space or a partition.
- Keep only the chemicals the kitchen needs.
From Food Code 7-201.11
Label every container
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Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
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Non-critical (8)
Food Handler Training
The department's words
4.1.3 Food Handler Training
Temporary food handler certificates are expired and food employees lack a current food handler permit.
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.
The department's words
4.3.31 In-Use Utensils - Between-Use Storage
The ice scoop is stored with the handle in contact with culinary ice. In-use utensils are stored with handles in contact with food. (Tongs)
Cited 2 times
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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Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
The department's words
4.3.33 Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
Wet wiping cloths are not stored in sanitizer solution.
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 food equipment is stored on dirty shelving. (Dish area)
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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
4.4.85 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
The chip drawers are dirty. Exterior surfaces of food containers are dirty.
Cited 2 times
Food Code 4-602.13 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.41 Cleaning-Frequency and Restrictions
Walls are dirty in various areas.
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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Drying Mops
The department's words
4.6.45 Drying Mops
The mop is not hung to air dry.
EarlierMar 2, 2026Routine inspection34 points
10 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierOct 20, 2025Routine inspection14 points
8 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 19, 2025Routine inspection48 points
19 violations listed, 7 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 18, 2024Routine inspection41 points
18 violations listed, 7 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 31, 2023Routine inspection16 points
6 violations listed, 2 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)
What you can do
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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hands not washed when needed Read the free guide
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food Read the free guide
- In-use utensils stored wrong Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- 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
- 40 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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