At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
11point violations
6 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jun 16, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 27 point violations. Sonic Drive In 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 Sonic Drive In?
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
- Food Handler Training 4.1.3How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips 4.3.37How 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 Sonic Drive In's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Sonic Drive In. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Sonic Drive In first; we check that you run it.
Your whole team can help. Each person gets one next step, and everyone can see what's done.
This is my place: claim Sonic Drive InWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
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.”
Then the next one: Food Handler Training
Log it
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Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11.
Try it yourself
Fix and log it: Food on the floor or under drips
A practice run. Nothing is saved. Tap each step when it's done.
0 of 3 done
Where food may never be stored
From Food Code 3-305.11
Logged
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What people see now
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What people see after you fix and log it
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What people see next
Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.
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Left alone, the same items can come back at the next inspection. Fixed together, they're done.
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Inspections
From Salt Lake County Health Department · 6 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 (27 → 11). 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
LatestJun 16, 2026Routine inspection11 points
This one: 11 points, inspected Jun 16, 2026.
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
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.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Non-critical (5)
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.)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
4.3.37 Food Storage
Food in the reach-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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Are you Sonic Drive In? Fix it
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 Sonic Drive In? Fix it
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
4.4.85 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
Reach-in cooler gaskets are dirty.
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
Are you Sonic Drive In? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.40 Repairing-Physical Facilities
Areas of the floor are missing grout.
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 Sonic Drive In? Fix it
EarlierOct 30, 2025Routine inspection27 points
12 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 4, 2024Routine inspection16 points
6 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 4, 2024Routine inspection37 points
15 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJun 7, 2023Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierMar 29, 2023Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
9 violations listed, 4 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 Sonic Drive In, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Ask for the manager. Sonic Drive In can only fix what it knows about.
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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
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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
- 11 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
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