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63point violations
30 problems found · 5 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 11, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most sit-down restaurants here got 14 to 49 point violations. Empire Wok Restaurant 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 Empire Wok Restaurant?
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- 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: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right 4.4.76*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 food is not separated in the walk-in cooler. Employees’ personal beverages are not separated in…”
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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.
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LatestAug 11, 2026Routine inspection63 points
This one: 63 points, inspected Aug 11, 2026.
30 violations listed, 8 marked critical.
Critical (5)
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 in the walk-in cooler. Employees’ personal beverages are not separated 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 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* Hot Holding
Cooked cabbage is being held at 101°F in a warmer.
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.
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
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
4.4.76* Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment-Chemical Sanitization, Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness
Sanitizer concentration in wiping cloth container(s) is too strong.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 4-602.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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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 canopener is unclean to sight and touch. Interior surfaces of the ventilation hood are heavily soiled with accumulations of grease. Shelves throughout the kitchen are unclean to sight and touch.
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.
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
First Aid Supplies-Storage
The department's words
4.7.18* First Aid Supplies-Storage
Band aids are not stored in a kit or container that is located to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles.
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 (18)
Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
The department's words
4.2.22 Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
The establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events.
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
Bowls are used for food scoops and are stored inside food containers.
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.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
4.3.37 Food Storage
Food is being stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler. Food in the reach-in cooler is not covered to prevent contamination. Food is being stored on the kitchen floor.
Cited 3 times
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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Allergen Notification
The department's words
4.3.68 (iii) Allergen Notification
The establishment does not have written notification of the presence of major allergens.
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
Single service items are stored on the floor.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.63 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
Gaskets are damaged on various refrigerator units.
Food Code 4-101.11 · R392-100
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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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.64 Cutting Surfaces
A cutting board is scored.
Food Code 4-101.11 · R392-100
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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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Cooking and Baking Equipment
The department's words
4.4.84 Cooking and Baking Equipment
The interior of the microwave is unclean.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
4.4.85 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
Reach-in cooler gaskets are dirty. The area behind the storage components of the make table is 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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Approved System and Cleanable Fixtures (Non-critical)
The department's words
4.5.13 Approved System and Cleanable Fixtures (Non-critical)
A shutoff valve is installed downstream from the atmospheric vacuum breaker on the mop sink. (Spray nozzle)
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
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.40 Repairing-Physical Facilities
The baseboard is no longer sealed to the wall behind the cookline.
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 beneath cooking equipment. Floor sinks are dirty.
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
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.5 Floor and Wall Junctures-Coved and Enclosed or Sealed
Not all floor/wall junctures are coved and sealed.
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
4.6.53 Maintaining Premises-Unnecessary Items and Litter
Nonfunctional equipment is stored on the premises.
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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Other Personal Care Items-Storage
The department's words
4.7.19 Other Personal Care Items-Storage
Employee phones are on food preparation surfaces.
EarlierNov 19, 2025Routine inspection62 points
30 violations listed, 8 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJul 15, 2024Routine inspection50 points
19 violations listed, 8 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 29, 2022Routine inspection58 points
25 violations listed, 9 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 22, 2021Routine inspection39 points
19 violations listed, 4 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 22, 2021Routine inspection39 points
19 violations listed, 4 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJun 3, 2020Routine inspection34 points
7 violations listed, 6 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierOct 24, 2019Critical Item37 points
8 violations listed, 7 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 28, 2019Routine inspection43 points
18 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierOct 22, 2018Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
7 violations listed, 4 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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- Eating or drinking in a food area Read the free guide
- Cold food above 41°F Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- In-use utensils stored wrong Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- 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
- 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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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
- 63 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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