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What happened?
72point violations
22 problems found · 12 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Sep 21, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most sit-down restaurants here got 14 to 49 point violations. Puerto Vallarta Mexican Grill And Cantina 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 Puerto Vallarta Mexican Grill And Cantina?
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- Marked critical: Eating or drinking in a food area 4.2.18**How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation 4.3.23*How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Cooling Methods 4.3.58**How to fixFix it
Source: Salt Lake County Health Department
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Next: Eating or drinking in a food areaThe county found: “Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas.”
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Clothes, eating and drinking
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Inspections
From Salt Lake County Health Department · 8 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026
The county visited 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Fewer point violations than last time (83 → 72). 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
LatestSep 21, 2026Routine inspection72 points
This one: 72 points, inspected Sep 21, 2026.
22 violations listed, 13 marked critical.
Critical (12)
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 beverages 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
Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation
The department's words
4.3.23* Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation
Raw fish and raw shelled eggs are stored above ready-to-eat foods in the walk-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
Cooling Methods
The department's words
4.3.58** Cooling Methods
Potentially hazardous food is being cooled at room temperature.
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* Cold Holding
Frutas beverage is being held out of temperature control at 46°F on a counter. Shrimp, cut tomatoes, and other various potentially hazardous foods are being held at 45°F in the make table.
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.
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
The department's words
4.3.59* Hot Holding
Cooked onions are being held at 125°F in the steam table.
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
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
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 and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site are being held more than 7 days past the marked date of preparation. (Discard)
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
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 final rinse of the dish machine.
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
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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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
The canopener is unclean to sight and touch.
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. (Bar)
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. (Bar)
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
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
4.7.2** Working Containers-Common Name
A chemical spray bottle is not labeled with the common name.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 7-201.11 · R392-100
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Store them away from food
- Store chemicals below and away from food, dishes, utensils, linens and single-use items. Never on a shelf above food.
- Separate them by space or a partition.
- Keep only the chemicals the kitchen needs.
From Food Code 7-201.11
Label every container
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Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
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Non-critical (7)
The department's words
4.3.31 In-Use Utensils - Between-Use Storage
In-use utensils are stored with handles in contact with food. 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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Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
The department's words
4.3.33 Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
Wet wiping cloths are not stored in sanitizer solution.
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
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.11 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces
Non-food contact surfaces of equipment are made of unsealed wood. (Wood/carpet carts)
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.63 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
A reach-in cooler is not maintained to hold potentially hazardous food at or below 41°F. The condenser unit is leaking in the same cooler.
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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Employee Accomodations-Designated Areas
The department's words
4.6.37 Employee Accomodations-Designated Areas
Employees jackets are in contact with establishment food.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.40 Repairing-Physical Facilities
Various floor surfaces are damaged. (Bar, dish area) There are exposed holes in the wall around service lines beneath hand sinks.
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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EarlierFeb 9, 2026Routine inspection83 points
29 violations listed, 12 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJun 25, 2025Routine inspection89 points
30 violations listed, 14 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMay 29, 2024Routine inspection100 points
32 violations listed, 18 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierOct 25, 2023Routine inspection63 points
18 violations listed, 12 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 27, 2023Routine inspection63 points
21 violations listed, 12 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 11, 2022Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 3, 2022Routine inspection64 points
20 violations listed, 13 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)
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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
- Ready-to-eat food not dated Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food Read the free guide
- In-use utensils stored wrong Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 72 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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