At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
28point violations
11 problems found · 3 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jan 12, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 27 point violations. Houston Tx Hot Chicken 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 Houston Tx Hot Chicken?
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: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right 4.4.76*How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-Cleaning 4.4.82*How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Handwashing Cleanser and Hand Sanitizers-Availability 4.6.24**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
For Houston Tx Hot Chicken's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized rightThe county found: “There is no measurable sanitizer in the wiping cloth container.”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
Then the next one: Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-Cleaning
Log it
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16.
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Fix and log it: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
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0 of 3 done
Clean first, then sanitize
From Food Code 4-603.16
Logged
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Inspections
From Salt Lake County Health Department · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 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
LatestJan 12, 2026Routine inspection28 points
This one: 28 points, inspected Jan 12, 2026.
11 violations listed, 4 marked critical.
Critical (3)
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
There is no measurable sanitizer in the wiping cloth container.
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
4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Are you Houston Tx Hot Chicken? Fix 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
The canopener is unclean to sight and touch. The underside of the shelf above a preparation table is unclean.
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
Handwashing Cleanser and Hand Sanitizers-Availability
The department's words
4.6.24** Handwashing Cleanser and Hand Sanitizers-Availability
There is no soap at the hand sink. By fryers.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Non-critical (5)
Responsibilities of the Permit Holder
The department's words
4.1.2 Responsibilities of the Permit Holder
The health department permit is not posted in public view.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.61 Fixed Equipment-Spacing or Sealing
The prep sink is not sealed to the adjacent wall. By dish machine. The table for soup is not sealed to the adjacent wall.
Cited 2 times
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 Houston Tx Hot Chicken? Fix it
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.63 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
The can opener blade is not sharp enough to prevent creation of metal fragments. Gaskets are damaged on a refrigerator unit.
Cited 2 times
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 Houston Tx Hot Chicken? Fix it
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
Are you Houston Tx Hot Chicken? Fix it
Utah Indoor Clean Air Act
The department's words
R392-510UICAA Utah Indoor Clean Air Act
The entrance lacks "No Smoking" signage.
EarlierJan 10, 2025Routine inspection17 points
7 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 30, 2024Routine inspection15 points
10 violations listed, 1 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 Houston Tx Hot Chicken, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right 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
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Address thisAbout this record
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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
- 28 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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