At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
20point violations
6 problems found · 3 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jul 8, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 27 point violations. Carnitas And Taqueria Los Alvarado got about the same as 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 Carnitas And Taqueria Los Alvarado?
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.
Visit them directly at saltlakecounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Welcome, Carnitas And Taqueria Los Alvarado. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Carnitas And Taqueria Los Alvarado first; we check that you run it.
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Eating or drinking in a food areaThe county found: “Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas.”
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 3-305.11.
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Fix and log it: Eating or drinking in a food area
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0 of 3 done
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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer point violations than last time (43 → 20). That takes a team.
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 8, 2026Routine inspection20 points
This one: 20 points, inspected Jul 8, 2026.
6 violations listed, 4 marked critical.
Critical (3)
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.
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
Potentially hazardous food is being cooled in covered containers.
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
Cooked chicken is measuring at 53°F in a reach in cooler. Cooked vegetables measuring at 48°F in the walk in cooler.
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.
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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Non-critical (2)
Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
The department's words
4.3.33 Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
Wet wiping cloths are not stored in sanitizer solution.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
4.3.37 Food Storage
Food is being stored on the floor.
Food Code 3-305.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Where food may never be stored
- Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
- Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.
From Food Code 3-305.11
Top to bottom
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Are you Carnitas And Taqueria Los Alvarado? Fix it
EarlierJul 17, 2025Routine inspection43 points
17 violations listed, 8 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJun 6, 2024Routine inspection32 points
8 violations listed, 6 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 21, 2023Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
11 violations listed, 4 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJun 14, 2023Routine inspection110 points
42 violations listed, 25 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 31, 2022Critical Item0 points
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 31, 2022Routine inspection55 points
32 violations listed, 8 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJul 21, 2020Routine inspection33 points
6 violations listed, 6 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 28, 2018Routine inspection21 points
12 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 27, 2018Routine inspection53 points
19 violations listed, 8 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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- Eating or drinking in a food area Read the free guide
- Cold food above 41°F Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
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Address thisAbout 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
- 20 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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