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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
59point violations
23 problems found · 7 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jul 13, 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: Eating or drinking in a food area 4.2.18**How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Cooling Methods 4.3.58**How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Cold food above 41°F 4.3.59*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: Eating or drinking in a food areaThe county found: “Employees personal food is not separated from establishment food in the walk-in cooler.”
First step: Clothes, eating and drinking
Then the next one: Cooling Methods
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-304.11, Food Code 2-301.15.
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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 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
LatestJul 13, 2026Routine inspection59 points
This one: 59 points, inspected Jul 13, 2026.
23 violations listed, 9 marked critical.
Critical (7)
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 food is not separated from establishment food in the walk-in cooler.
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
Cooling Methods
The department's words
4.3.58** Cooling Methods
Cut lettuce is being cooled in deep, covered containers. (Lettuce temperature is 67 F and was prepared 2 hours ago)
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
4.3.59* Cold Holding
Shredded cheese is being held at 55 °F in a reach in cooler.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(2) · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If food is out of range
- Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
- Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
- Unknown time or longer: throw it out.
Which foods need temperature control (TCS)
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Hot and cold holding
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Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Time as a Public Health Control
The department's words
4.3.62* Time as a Public Health Control
Potentially hazardous food is not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time when the food was removed from temperature control. Potentially hazardous food is being held for more than 4 hours past the marked prep time.
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
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
Surfaces are unclean around the soda dispenser nozzles. Surfaces of the stand mixer above the bowl are dirty.
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.
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Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Cleaning
The department's words
4.4.83* Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Cleaning
Chip drawers are not cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil.
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
4.5.26** Using a Handwashing Sink
The hand sink in the dish area is blocked.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 5-205.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
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Handwashing
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Non-critical (8)
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.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
4.4.101 Equipment and Utensils-Air-Drying Required
Food equipment is not being air dried before being nested together.
Food Code 4-901.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.63 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
A reach-in cooler is not maintained to hold potentially hazardous food at or below 41°F. The condenser unit is leaking inside the cooler.
Food Code 4-101.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
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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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
4.4.85 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
Rolling dollys beneath bulk food containers are dirty. Exterior surfaces of cooking equipment are dirty. Exterior surfaces of food containers are dirty.
Cited 3 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
4.6.40 Repairing-Physical Facilities
Various walls are damaged with small holes. Various floor surfaces are damaged. There are exposed voids in the wall around drain pipe penetrations beneath multiple hand sinks.
Cited 3 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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.41 Cleaning-Frequency and Restrictions
The floor is dirty in various areas. Floor sinks are dirty. Walls are dirty in various areas.
Cited 3 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
Are you Cafe Rio? Fix it
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
4.6.43 Cleaning Ventilation Systems-Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition
Ceiling intake air vents are dusty/blocked.
Food Code 6-501.14 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures
The department's words
4.6.47 Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures
The three compartment sink faucets are not maintained in a clean condition.
EarlierFeb 9, 2026Routine inspection50 points
19 violations listed, 8 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierSep 23, 2025Routine inspection33 points
15 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 21, 2025Routine inspection25 points
14 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 29, 2024Routine inspection8 points
8 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 19, 2024Routine inspection28 points
18 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierOct 9, 2023Routine inspection20 points
9 violations listed, 4 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierSep 22, 2022Routine inspection11 points
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierSep 20, 2021Routine inspection18 points
11 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 15, 2021Routine inspection5 points
5 violations listed, 0 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.
- Eating or drinking in a food area Read the free guide
- Cold food above 41°F Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- 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
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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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
- 59 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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