Details for LA PALAPA WEST VALLEY

Address 1824 W 3500 S, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84119
Type Restaurants: plated
Last Rank 32%
First Seen Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:17:33 -0700
Last Seen Fri, 31 Oct 2025 23:08:42 -0600
Phone Number (801) 831-4307

Inspections

Code Observed Violations Points Critical Occurrences COS PHR
4.2.18** Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas. true 1 false Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco**
4.3.21* Employees are handling ready to eat foods with bare hands. true 1 false Preventing Contamination from Hands*
4.3.37 A container of food is being stored on the floor in the walk in cooler. false 1 false Food Storage.
4.3.59* Cooked beans is being held out of temperature control at 49°F on a counter. true 1 false Cold Holding*
4.4.11 Cardboard is being used as shelf liner. false 1 false Nonfood-Contact Surfaces
4.4.49 Pressurized cylinders are not secured. false 1 false Restraining Pressurized Containers
4.4.61 The hand sink is not sealed to the adjacent wall. false 1 false Fixed Equipment-Spacing or Sealing
4.4.82* The meat slicer is unclean to sight and touch. Shelves in the walk-in cooler are unclean to sight and touch. true 2 false Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-Cleaning*
4.6.41 Walls are dirty in various areas. false 1 false Cleaning-Frequency and Restrictions
4.6.53 Items that are unnecessary to the operation of the food establishment are stored on the premises. Nonfunctional equipment is stored on the premises. false 2 false Maintaining Premises-Unnecessary Items and Litter

Code Observed Violations Points Critical Occurrences COS PHR
4.1.3 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.) false 1 false Food Handler Training
4.2.18** Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas. true 1 false Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco**
4.3.24 Food containers are not labeled with the common name of the food. (White powder) false 1 false Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food.
4.3.31 In-use utensils are stored with handles in contact with food. false 1 false In-Use Utensils - Between-Use Storage.
4.3.45* Cooking equipment and food are stored in the mop sink. true 1 false Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination.*
4.3.59* Lentils soup is being held at 86°F on the grill. Cooked corn is being held at 101°F on the grill. true 2 false Hot Holding.*
4.3.60** Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked. true 1 false Ready-to-Eat, Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Date Marking.**
4.3.61* Food is being kept past 7 day date mark in the walk-in cooler. true 1 false Ready to Eat , Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Discard.*
4.4.11 Non-food contact surfaces of equipment are made of unsealed wood. false 1 false Nonfood-Contact Surfaces
4.4.49 Pressurized cylinders are not secured. false 1 false Restraining Pressurized Containers
4.4.63 Gaskets are damaged on a refrigerator unit. Shelving in walk-in cooler is rusted. false 2 false Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
4.4.82* The interior of the ice machine is unclean. true 1 false Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-Cleaning*
4.4.85 Fan covers in the walk-in cooler are dirty. false 1 false Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
4.5.26** A handwash sink is blocked by produce. true 1 false Using a Handwashing Sink.**
4.5.30 The 3-compartment sink faucet is leaking. The faucet is leaking on the hand sink. false 2 false System Maintained in Good Repair Non-critical
4.6.40 Areas of the floor are missing grout. false 1 false Repairing-Physical Facilities
4.6.41 The floor is dirty in various areas. false 1 false Cleaning-Frequency and Restrictions
4.6.53 Items that are unnecessary to the operation of the food establishment are stored on the premises. false 1 false Maintaining Premises-Unnecessary Items and Litter
4.7.2** A chemical spray bottle is not labeled with the common name. true 1 false Working Containers-Common Name**

Code Observed Violations Points Critical Occurrences COS PHR
4.1.3 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.) false 1 false Food Handler Training
4.2.18** Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas. Employee food items are not separated from food preparation areas. true 2 false Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco**
4.3.24 Food containers are not labeled with the common name of the food. (White powder) false 1 false Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food.
4.3.37 Food in the walk-in cooler is not covered to prevent contamination. false 1 false Food Storage.
4.3.56 Potentially hazardous food is thawing in standing water. false 1 false Thawing
4.3.59* Posole is being held at 128°F in the steam table. true 1 false Hot Holding.*
4.3.60** Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked. true 1 false Ready-to-Eat, Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Date Marking.**
4.3.61* Food is being kept past the written 7 day date mark. true 1 false Ready to Eat , Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Discard.*
4.4.59** There is no sanitizer test kit available. (Quat) true 1 false Sanitizing Solutions-Testing Devices**
4.4.63 Vent hood filters are missing. false 1 false Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
4.4.82* Surfaces of the stand mixer above the bowl are dirty. true 1 false Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-Cleaning*
4.4.83* Food containers are not cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil. true 1 false Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Cleaning*
4.4.85 Reach-in cooler gaskets are dirty. false 1 false Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
4.5.26** A handwash sink is being used to wash dishes. true 1 false Using a Handwashing Sink.**
4.6.40 Various floor surfaces are damaged. Areas of the floor are missing grout. false 2 false Repairing-Physical Facilities
4.6.41 The floor is dirty in various areas. false 1 false Cleaning-Frequency and Restrictions
4.6.53 Nonfunctional equipment is stored in the kitchen. Items that are unnecessary to the operation of the food establishment are stored on the premises. false 2 false Maintaining Premises-Unnecessary Items and Litter
4.7.16* Medicines belonging to employees are not stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, and utensils. true 1 false Restriction and Storage*

Code Observed Violations Points Critical Occurrences COS PHR
4.3.23* Raw shell eggs are stored above ready-to-eat food in a cooler. true 1 false Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, Segregation*
4.3.24 Food containers are not labeled with the common name of the food. (White powder) false 1 false Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food.
4.3.31 In-use utensils are stored with handles in contact with food. (Whip cream) false 1 false In-Use Utensils - Between-Use Storage.
4.3.37 Food in the walk-in cooler is not covered to prevent contamination. false 1 false Food Storage.
4.3.60** Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked. true 1 false Ready-to-Eat, Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Date Marking.**
4.3.61* Food is being kept past the 7 day date marking period in the walk-in cooler. true 1 false Ready to Eat , Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) - Discard.*
4.4.1* Food is being stored in non-food grade containers. (Bread for bread crumbs) true 1 false Characteristics - Multi-use*
4.4.105 Clean equipment is stored on the floor. Clean equipment is stored in a location subject to splash contamination from the meat saw. false 2 false Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storage
4.4.63 Gaskets are damaged on the walk-in refrigerator. false 1 false Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
4.4.82* The meat slicer is unclean to sight and touch. The interior of the ice machine is unclean. true 2 false Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils-Cleaning*
4.4.85 Employee personal fan cover is dirty. false 1 false Nonfood-Contact Surfaces-Cleaning
4.6.25** There is no hand drying provision at the hand sink. true 1 false Hand Drying Provision**
4.6.40 Various floor surfaces are damaged. Areas of the floor are missing grout. false 2 false Repairing-Physical Facilities
4.6.41 The floor is dirty in various areas. Walls are dirty in various areas. false 2 false Cleaning-Frequency and Restrictions
4.6.5 Coving is damaged in various areas. false 1 false Floor and Wall Junctures-Coved and Enclosed or Sealed
4.6.50** There are live cockroaches in the establishment. true 1 false Controlling Pests**
4.6.51 Dead cockroaches have not been removed from the premises. false 1 false Removing Dead or Trapped Birds, Insects, Rodents and Other Pests
4.6.53 Items that are unnecessary to the operation of the food establishment are stored on the premises. false 1 false Maintaining Premises-Unnecessary Items and Litter
4.7.19 Personal items are not separated from food storage areas. false 1 false Other Personal Care Items-Storage

Code Observed Violations Points Critical Occurrences COS PHR

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