RIO GRANDE MEXICAN RESTAURANT
1101 WALNUT STREET, BOULDER, CO 80302-
Last inspected Feb 3, 2026
Official source: Boulder County Public Health (bouldercounty.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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Boulder County Public Health reports one inspection on record for RIO GRANDE MEXICAN RESTAURANT, from February 2026.
The most recent inspection noted 2 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Feb 3, 2026
✓2 violations
- 9. No bare hand contact of ready to eat food or a preapproved procedure properly allowed. Observed food employee in bar area pick up jalepeno and other garnish with bare hands and added to drink to be served to customer. 3-301.11(B) food employees may not contact exposed, ready to eat food with their bare hands and shall use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment. Person in charge provided education to employee
- Time as a public health control procedures and records. Observed facility uses electronic tagging and time system and keeps foods for the 4-6 hour allowance under TPHC. Observed chicken holding in cold top at 44.2 F for over 6 hours according to sticker. 3-501.19 Food under TPHC must follow time/temperature rule of 4-6 hours as per facility written policy and be discarded at end of allotted time. Person in charge voluntarily discarded item.
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