At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
29point violations
14 problems found · 4 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Dec 29, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most sit-down restaurants here got 14 to 49 point violations. Panchos Mexican Grill 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 Panchos 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: Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation 4.3.23*How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Cooked food not cooled in time 4.3.57*How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Ready to Eat , Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Discard 4.3.61*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.
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Next: Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, SegregationThe county found: “Raw shrimp is stored above ready-to-eat food in a reach-in cooler.”
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Inspections
From Salt Lake County Health Department · 4 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
LatestDec 29, 2025Routine inspection29 points
This one: 29 points, inspected Dec 29, 2025.
14 violations listed, 4 marked critical.
Critical (4)
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation
The department's words
4.3.23* Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation
Raw shrimp is stored above ready-to-eat food in a reach-in cooler.
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
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
4.3.57* Cooling
Potentially hazardous food was not cooled to 41°F within a total of 6 hours. Discard. (Refried beans in a deep covered container measuring at 48 F and date marked 12/28)
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.14 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If you miss a stage
- Missed stage 1 (not 70°F by 2 hours): reheat to 165°F and start over, or throw it out.
- Missed stage 2 (not 41°F by 6 hours): throw it out.
How to cool fast
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Cooling food in two stages
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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
Potentially hazardous food prepared in the establishment is being held for more than 7 days past the marked date of preparation.
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
Hand Drying Provision
The department's words
4.6.25** Hand Drying Provision
There is no hand drying provision 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.
Non-critical (10)
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. (Liquid in squeeze bottle)
The department's words
4.3.31 In-Use Utensils - Between-Use Storage
In-use utensils are stored with handles in contact with food.
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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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 in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.63 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
Shelves are rusted in a reach in cooler.
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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Cups, lids or to-go items stored wrong
The department's words
4.4.80 Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitation
Single-use items are being re-used. (Plastic spoon in cheese)
Food Code 4-903.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log a cups and lids check
Cups, lids and to-go items stored right
In CleanCleaver: Log a cups and lids check
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.1 Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas
Ceiling surfaces in the service area 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
The wall is damaged around the hand sink and other various areas.
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 Panchos Mexican Grill? Fix it
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
4.6.43 Cleaning Ventilation Systems-Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition
Ceiling air vents are dusty.
Food Code 6-501.14 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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Utah Indoor Clean Air Act
The department's words
R392-510UICAA Utah Indoor Clean Air Act
The entrance lacks "No Smoking" signage.
EarlierFeb 6, 2025Routine inspection22 points
16 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 17, 2022Routine inspection13 points
9 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 9, 2022Routine inspection12 points
7 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
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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Cooked food not cooled in time Read the free guide
- In-use utensils stored wrong Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Cups, lids or to-go items stored wrong In CleanCleaver: Log a cups and lids check
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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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
- 29 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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