At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
48point violations
20 problems found · 5 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Dec 4, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most sit-down restaurants here got 14 to 49 point violations. Sushi Yah 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 Sushi Yah?
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: Preventing Contamination from Hands 4.3.21*How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-Cleaning 4.4.82*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
For Sushi Yah's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Sushi Yah. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Sushi Yah first; we check that you run it.
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This is my place: claim Sushi YahWe'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: Food Safety Manager CertificationThe county found: “There is no certified food safety manager employed at the establishment. (Must submit proof of class enrollment to the…”
Then the next one: Preventing Contamination from Hands
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.
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Fix and log it: Food on the floor or under drips
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0 of 3 done
Where food may never be stored
From Food Code 3-305.11
Logged
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What people see next
Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.
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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 (73 → 48). 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
LatestDec 4, 2025Routine inspection48 points
This one: 48 points, inspected Dec 4, 2025.
20 violations listed, 6 marked critical.
Critical (5)
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Food Safety Manager Certification
The department's words
4.1.4 (i) Food Safety Manager Certification
There is no certified food safety manager employed at the establishment. (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
Preventing Contamination from Hands
The department's words
4.3.21* Preventing Contamination from Hands
A food handler touched ready-to-eat food with bare hands.
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
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. Interior surfaces of the ventilation hood are unclean.
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.
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
No backflow test on file
The department's words
4.5.30* System Maintained in Good Repair
The hand sink in the back kitchen has insufficient water pressure.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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 Sushi Yah? Fix it
Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department
Approved Sewage Disposal System
The department's words
4.5.52* Approved Sewage Disposal System
The warewash machine is draining into a 5 gallon bucket instead of the floor 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 (9)
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
A bag of potatoes 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, 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
Clean equipment is not covered or inverted to prevent contamination.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.13 Equipment and Utensils - Design and Construction
Domestic style refrigerator is not durable for commercial use. (At front sushi bar)
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 Sushi Yah? Fix it
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
4.4.63 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
The ice machine is not functioning.
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 Sushi Yah? Fix it
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Cooking and Baking Equipment
The department's words
4.4.84 Cooking and Baking Equipment
The interior of the microwave is unclean.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
4.4.85 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
Exterior surfaces of food containers are dirty. Exterior surfaces of cooking equipment are dirty. Reach-in cooler handles are dirty. Reach-in cooler gaskets are dirty. Fan covers in the walk-in cooler are dirty.
Cited 5 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
Are you Sushi Yah? Fix it
Lighting-Intensity
The department's words
4.6.31 Lighting-Intensity
Light intensity at food preparation surfaces is less than 50 foot candles.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
4.6.41 Cleaning-Frequency and Restrictions
The floor is dirty in various areas. The walls behind the cook-line under the hood are soiled with grease and old food debris.
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
Are you Sushi Yah? Fix it
EarlierJun 25, 2024Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
19 violations listed, 6 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJun 11, 2024Routine inspection73 points
35 violations listed, 11 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 20, 2023Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
28 violations listed, 7 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierNov 7, 2023Routine inspection64 points
35 violations listed, 8 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 15, 2022Routine inspection0 points
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierAug 15, 2022Routine inspection67 points
24 violations listed, 10 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierJan 27, 2022Routine inspection52 points
19 violations listed, 8 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 24, 2020Follow-up inspectionRe-checked earlier items
7 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.
EarlierFeb 7, 2020Routine inspection61 points
20 violations listed, 9 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 Sushi Yah, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- 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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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.
About 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: plated
- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 48 points
- Source
- Salt Lake County Health Department
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: Salt Lake County Health Department (opens the department's site) .
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