At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
16point violations
6 problems found · 2 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Feb 19, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 27 point violations. Panda Express 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 Panda Express?
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: Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-Cleaning 4.4.82*How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Backflow Prevention Device-Design Standard 4.5.16*How to fixFix it
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed 4.4.101How 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 Panda Express' team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-CleaningThe county found: “The interior of the ice machine is unclean. FOH and BOH.”
Then the next one: Backflow Prevention Device-Design Standard
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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 (22 → 16). 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
LatestFeb 19, 2026Routine inspection16 points
This one: 16 points, inspected Feb 19, 2026.
6 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
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 interior of the ice machine is unclean. FOH and BOH.
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
Backflow Prevention Device-Design Standard
The department's words
4.5.16* Backflow Prevention Device-Design Standard
A shutoff valve is installed downstream from the atmospheric vacuum breaker on the mop 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 (4)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
4.4.101 Equipment and Utensils-Air-Drying Required
Food equipment is not being air dried before being nested together.
Food Code 4-901.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Panda Express? Fix it
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. By back door.
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. BOH.
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 Panda Express? 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. FOH.
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 Panda Express? Fix it
EarlierMar 25, 2025Routine inspection22 points
7 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierSep 4, 2024Routine inspection17 points
7 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 25, 2024Routine inspection10 points
5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierSep 5, 2023Routine inspection11 points
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 2, 2023Routine inspection16 points
4 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierDec 13, 2021Routine inspection6 points
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 5, 2020Routine inspection7 points
5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 21, 2019Routine inspection14 points
4 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 14, 2019Routine inspection4 points
4 violations listed, 0 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 Panda Express, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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
- 16 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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