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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
49point violations
18 problems found · 5 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Sep 24, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most sit-down restaurants here got 14 to 49 point violations. La Puente Mexican Restaurant got about the same as most.
Compared with 1,218 Salt Lake County sit-down restaurants. Each restaurant's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about La Puente Mexican Restaurant?
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- Marked critical: Package Integrity - Specifications for Receiving 4.3.13**How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Ready-to-eat food not dated 4.3.60**How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Equipment in poor repair 4.4.1*How to fixFix it
Source: Salt Lake County Health Department
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Next: Package Integrity - Specifications for ReceivingThe county found: “Severely dented cans are stored with useable food products.”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-501.17, Food Code 3-304.12, Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 6-501.112.
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The rule
From Food Code 3-501.17
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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.
Every visit
LatestSep 24, 2026Routine inspection49 points
This one: 49 points, inspected Sep 24, 2026.
18 violations listed, 7 marked critical.
Critical (5)
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Package Integrity - Specifications for Receiving
The department's words
4.3.13** Package Integrity - Specifications for Receiving
Severely dented cans are stored with useable food products.
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
4.3.60** Ready-to-Eat, Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Date Marking
Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.17 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
The rule
- Ready-to-eat TCS food made on site and kept in the fridge more than 24 hours gets a date label.
- It's good for 7 days at 41°F or below. The day you made it is day 1.
- Example: potato salad made Saturday is labeled "Discard Friday."
- Never go past the maker's use-by date on any ingredient.
From Food Code 3-501.17
Mixed and opened foods
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Date marking: the 7-day rule
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Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.1* Characteristics - Multi-use
Food is being stored in non-food grade containers.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 4-101.11 · 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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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
Shelves in the walk-in cooler are unclean to sight and touch. The interior of the ice machine is unclean. The soda gun/holster 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
Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Cleaning
The department's words
4.4.83* Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Cleaning
Utensils are not cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil. (Spatula)
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Non-critical (10)
Food Handler Training
The department's words
4.1.3 Food Handler Training
Not 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.)
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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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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.13 Equipment and Utensils - Design and Construction
Domestic style freezer is not durable for commercial use.
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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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
Gaskets are damaged on a refrigerator 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
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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
4.4.85 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
Reach-in cooler gaskets are dirty. Exterior surfaces of cooking equipment are 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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Pests inside, or a way in for them
The department's words
4.6.15 Outer Openings-Protected
An exterior door is not tight fitting.
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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EarlierJan 28, 2026Routine inspection34 points
15 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJul 16, 2025Routine inspection28 points
17 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 19, 2024Critical Item9 points
2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierOct 22, 2024Routine inspection47 points
17 violations listed, 6 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 23, 2024Critical Item48 points
9 violations listed, 9 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 6, 2024Routine inspection52 points
19 violations listed, 9 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierSep 15, 2022Routine inspection41 points
16 violations listed, 8 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 31, 2021Routine inspection51 points
20 violations listed, 7 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 30, 2021Routine inspection50 points
26 violations listed, 7 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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Ready-to-eat food not dated Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- In-use utensils stored wrong Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- 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
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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: plated
- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 49 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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