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Uncle Hot Pot

Fast food or counter · Salt Lake City, UT

3 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

21 problems found · 7 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 26, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 27 point violations. Uncle Hot Pot got more than 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 Uncle Hot Pot?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Marked critical: Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation 4.3.23*How to fixFix it
  2. Marked critical: Food Display 4.3.41*How to fixFix it
  3. Marked critical: Cold food above 41°F 4.3.59*How to fixFix it

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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.

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Inspections

From Salt Lake County Health Department · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 8, 2026

The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).

Point violations at each routine inspection
Aug 17, 2023: 12Dec 3, 2024: 47Aug 26, 2026: 5712475720232026

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

  1. LatestAug 26, 2026Routine inspection57 points

    This one: 57 points, inspected Aug 26, 2026.

    21 violations listed, 11 marked critical.

    Critical (7)

    • 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

      A raw meat package is stored in contact with ready-to-eat food in the reach in cooler. Rice noodles with raw chicken container.

      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 Display

      The department's words

      4.3.41* Food Display

      Food is not protected from consumer contamination by using food guards or other effective means. Salad bar style wall does not have sneeze guards.

      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

      Cold food above 41°F

      The department's words

      4.3.59* Cold Holding

      Raw octopus is being held at 50 °F in a salad bar.

      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

      Ready-to-eat food not dated

      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

      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 in the reach in cooler are unclean to sight and touch. The canopener is unclean to sight and touch. The meat slicer is unclean to sight and touch. Shelves throughout the kitchen are unclean to sight and touch. Interior surfaces of a reach in cooler are unclean. Top of prep tables.

      Cited 5 times

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

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    • Marked critical by Salt Lake County Health Department

      Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Cleaning

      The department's words

      4.4.83* Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Cleaning

      Equipment surfaces that contact potentially hazardous foods are not being cleaned at least every 4 hours. Meat slicer is not cleaned every 4 hours.

      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 sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      4.5.26** Using a Handwashing Sink

      Hand sinks are being used for purposes other than hand washing. Dumping food.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 5-205.11 · R392-100

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Hand sinks are for hands only

      • Wash only at a handwashing sink.
      • Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
      • Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.

      From Food Code 2-301.15

      Soap and hand sanitizer

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      Handwashing

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    Non-critical (6)

    • Food Handler Training

      The department's words

      4.1.3 Food Handler Training

      Temporary food handler certificates are expired and food employees lack a current food handler permit.

    • Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food

      The department's words

      4.3.24 Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food

      Food containers are not labeled with the common name of the food. White powders.

    • Thawing

      The department's words

      4.3.56 Thawing

      Potentially hazardous food is thawing in standing water/water that was warm. Thawed octopus was 50F after thawing.

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      4.4.85 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning

      Exterior surfaces of food containers are dirty. Reach-in cooler handles are dirty. There is an accumulation of food debris under the grill. Non-food contact surfaces of various equipment are dirty.

      Cited 4 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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    • 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. Walls are 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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    Show 1 more
    • Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures

      The department's words

      4.6.47 Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures

      The hand sink is not maintained in a clean condition.

  2. EarlierDec 3, 2024Routine inspection47 points

    15 violations listed, 7 marked critical.

    The data gives the counts only for this inspection. The official record lists each one.

  3. EarlierAug 17, 2023Routine inspection12 points

    5 violations listed, 2 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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    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Cold food above 41°F Read the free guide
    • Ready-to-eat food not dated Read the free guide
    • Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
    • 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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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: non-plated
Inspection type
Routine inspection
Result
57 points
Source
Salt Lake County Health Department

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Questions about Uncle Hot Pot

When was Uncle Hot Pot last inspected?

The county last inspected Uncle Hot Pot on Aug 26, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Uncle Hot Pot?

The county listed 21 violations on Aug 26, 2026: Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation; Food Display; and Cold food above 41°F, and 10 more.

How often does Salt Lake County inspect restaurants?

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.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Aug 26, 2026, the county marked 11 as critical.

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