At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
13point violations
11 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · May 26, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 27 point violations. El Pollo Loco 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 El Pollo Loco?
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: Hand Drying Provision 4.6.25**How to fixFix it
- Food Handler Training 4.1.3How to fixFix it
- Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food 4.3.24How 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
For El Pollo Loco's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, El Pollo Loco. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim El Pollo Loco first; we check that you run it.
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This is my place: claim El Pollo LocoWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand Drying ProvisionThe county found: “There is no hand drying provision at the hand sink by the food prep sink. (Sign on dispenser says out of service)”
Then the next one: Food Handler Training
Log it
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Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112.
Try it yourself
Fix and log it: Pests inside, or a way in for them
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0 of 3 done
What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
Logged
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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 (18 → 13). 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
LatestMay 26, 2026Routine inspection13 points
This one: 13 points, inspected May 26, 2026.
11 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
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 by the food prep sink. (Sign on dispenser says out of service)
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Non-critical (9)
Food Handler Training
The department's words
4.1.3 Food Handler Training
Unable to verfiy 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. (Squeeze bottle containing oil)
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 equipment is stored on dirty wire shelving.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.11 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces
Various surfaces are lined with foil. (Side of fryers and warming unit)
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
Are you El Pollo Loco? Fix it
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
4.4.85 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
Reach-in cooler handles 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
Are you El Pollo Loco? Fix it
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
4.5.30 System Maintained in Good Repair Non-critical
The faucet is leaking on the food preparation sink.
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
Are you El Pollo Loco? Fix it
Pests inside, or a way in for them
The department's words
4.6.15 Outer Openings-Protected
There is a gap at the bottom of the exterior door.
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
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Signs of pests and what to do
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Are you El Pollo Loco? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.40 Repairing-Physical Facilities
There a void space in the wall around a drain line beneath a hand sink. Areas of the floor are missing grout. (Dish area and near back grills)
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
Are you El Pollo Loco? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.41 Cleaning-Frequency and Restrictions
The floor is dirty beneath cooking equipment.
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 El Pollo Loco? Fix it
EarlierOct 21, 2025Routine inspection18 points
8 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 25, 2025Routine inspection5 points
7 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 22, 2024Routine inspection1 point
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJul 5, 2023Routine inspection7 points
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierOct 21, 2022Routine inspection2 points
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 18, 2021Routine inspection10 points
5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 15, 2021Routine inspection22 points
10 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 12, 2019Routine inspection27 points
7 violations listed, 4 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 6, 2019Routine inspection21 points
6 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)
What you can do
As a customer of El Pollo Loco, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- 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
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Pests inside, or a way in for them Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
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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
- 13 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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