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What happened?
57point violations
19 problems found · 7 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Dec 17, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most sit-down restaurants here got 14 to 49 point violations. El Gallo Loco Mexican Grill got more than most.
Compared with 1,218 Salt Lake County sit-down restaurants. Each restaurant's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about El Gallo Loco Mexican Grill?
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: Cold food above 41°F 4.3.59*How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Cold food above 41°F 4.3.59*How to fixFix it
Source: Salt Lake County Health Department
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Next: Eating or drinking in a food areaThe county found: “Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas.”
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer point violations than last time (63 → 57). 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
LatestDec 17, 2025Routine inspection57 points
This one: 57 points, inspected Dec 17, 2025.
19 violations listed, 10 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 beverages are not separated from food preparation areas.
Corrected during the inspectionCited 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 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
The department's words
4.3.59* Cold Holding
Salsa is being held out of temperature control at 48°F on a counter.
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
The department's words
4.3.59* Hot Holding
Cooked chicken is being held out of temperature control at 98°F on a counter.
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
Ready to Eat , Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Discard
The department's words
4.3.61* Ready to Eat , Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Discard
Salsa is being kept in the walk in cooler beyond expiration date.
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
Interior surfaces of a make table are unclean. Shelves throughout the kitchen are unclean to sight and touch. The interior of the ice machine is unclean.
Cited 3 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
No backflow test on file
The department's words
4.5.30* System Maintained in Good Repair
There is no hot water at the hand sink.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 5-205.15 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Hand Drying Provision
The department's words
4.6.25** Hand Drying Provision
There is no hand drying provision at the hand sink.
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.
Non-critical (8)
The department's words
4.3.31 In-Use Utensils - Between-Use Storage
Bowls are used for food scoops and are stored inside food containers. In-use utensils are stored with handles in contact with food.
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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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
4.3.37 Food Storage
Food in the walk-in cooler is not covered to prevent contamination.
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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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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Restraining Pressurized Containers
The department's words
4.4.49 Restraining Pressurized Containers
Pressurized cylinders are not secured.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.63 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
The microwave door handle is damaged.
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
Fan covers in the walk-in cooler are dirty.
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
4.6.1 Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas
Various ceiling surfaces are not smooth, durable, easily cleanable and non-absorbent.
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
4.6.40 Repairing-Physical Facilities
Various floor surfaces are damaged by bar area
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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EarlierFeb 11, 2025Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
6 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJan 30, 2025Routine inspection63 points
24 violations listed, 12 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 30, 2024Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 14, 2024Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
15 violations listed, 11 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierApr 1, 2024Routine inspection78 points
31 violations listed, 10 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 29, 2023Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
24 violations listed, 9 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 27, 2023Routine inspection51 points
19 violations listed, 7 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJan 6, 2022Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
8 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierDec 9, 2021Routine inspection62 points
21 violations listed, 12 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
- Cold food above 41°F Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- In-use utensils stored wrong Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips 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
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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.
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- Restaurants: plated
- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 57 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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