At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
69point violations
25 problems found · 8 marked critical · Routine county inspection · May 20, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most sit-down restaurants here got 14 to 49 point violations. Pearl Express 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 Pearl 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: Food Safety Manager Certification 4.1.4 (i)How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Eating or drinking in a food area 4.2.18**How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Cooling Methods 4.3.58**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
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food Safety Manager CertificationThe county found: “Food safety manager certification is expired. (Must submit proof of class enrollment to the Food Protection Bureau…”
Then the next one: Eating or drinking in a food area
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-304.11, Food Code 3-304.12, Food Code 3-305.11.
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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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Fewer point violations than last time (93 → 69). 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
LatestMay 20, 2025Routine inspection69 points
This one: 69 points, inspected May 20, 2025.
25 violations listed, 10 marked critical.
Critical (8)
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Food Safety Manager Certification
The department's words
4.1.4 (i) Food Safety Manager Certification
Food safety manager certification is expired. (Must submit proof of class enrollment to the Food Protection Bureau within 30 days.)
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
Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
4.2.18** Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco
Employees personal items are not separated from food preparation areas.
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
Cooling Methods
The department's words
4.3.58** Cooling Methods
Potentially hazardous food is being cooled in covered containers.
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
4.3.59* Hot Holding
Cooked chicken is being held out of temperature control at 107°F on a counter.
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
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
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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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 throughout the kitchen are unclean to sight and touch. The canopener is unclean to sight and touch. The interior of the ice machine is unclean.
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
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.
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Restriction and Storage
The department's words
4.7.16* Restriction and Storage
Medicines belonging to employees are not stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, and utensils.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Non-critical (11)
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.)
The department's words
4.3.31 In-Use Utensils - Between-Use Storage
Utensils are stored in standing water. Bowls are used for food scoops and are stored inside food containers.
Cited 2 times
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
A container of food is being stored on the floor in the walk in cooler.
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
4.4.11 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces
Cardboard is being used as shelf liner.
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.
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.61 Fixed Equipment-Spacing or Sealing
The grease hood is not sealed to the adjacent wall.
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 Pearl Express? Fix it
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.
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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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
4.4.85 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
Shelves in the walk-in cooler are dirty. Exterior surfaces of cooking equipment are dirty. Reach-in cooler handles and gaskets are dirty.
Cited 3 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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No backflow test on file
The department's words
4.5.30 System Maintained in Good Repair Non-critical
The 3-compartment sink faucet is leaking.
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
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.41 Cleaning-Frequency and Restrictions
Walls are dirty in various areas. The ceiling is dirty in various areas.
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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Utah Indoor Clean Air Act
The department's words
R392-510UICAA Utah Indoor Clean Air Act
The entrance lacks "No Smoking" signage.
EarlierFeb 16, 2024Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 15, 2024Routine inspection93 points
34 violations listed, 16 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierDec 13, 2022Routine inspection66 points
26 violations listed, 11 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 24, 2022Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 9, 2022Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
32 violations listed, 16 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJan 19, 2022Routine inspection103 points
31 violations listed, 15 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierOct 9, 2019Routine inspection25 points
9 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJan 8, 2019Routine inspection45 points
16 violations listed, 7 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJan 30, 2018Routine inspection45 points
24 violations listed, 6 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.
- Eating or drinking in a food area Read the free guide
- Cold food above 41°F 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
- Cups, lids or to-go items stored wrong In CleanCleaver: Log a cups and lids check
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning 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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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
- 69 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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