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Blue Barn

Other food place · Novato, CA

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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

No problems found · Routine county inspection · May 1, 2026

Is that a lot?

We can't say yet. Too few places here have a number.

We review Marin County health data to make this report. We are not the Marin County Community Development Agency, Environmental Health Services.

Visit them directly at marincounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review

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  3. 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.

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Inspections

From Marin County Community Development Agency, Environmental Health Services · 8 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026

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

In the county's data, most inspections are labeled semi-yearly, then yearly; a follow-up visit comes after violations.

Every visit

  1. LatestMay 1, 2026Routine inspectionNo Violation(s) Found

    This one: No Violation(s) Found, inspected May 1, 2026.

    No violations listed in the data.

  2. EarlierOct 22, 2025Routine inspectionGreen placard

    2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (2)

    • Code CHSC 114178

      The department's words

      Code CHSC 114178

    • Code CHSC 114185.1

      The department's words

      Code CHSC 114185.1

  3. EarlierJan 16, 2025Routine inspectionGreen placard

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Observed employee at chef's line use a soiled rag to wipe the blade of a knife on cutting board in front of grill. Operator instructed to remove knife and replace with new clean knife. Food contact surfaces shall be rinsed > washed then sanitized when any contamination may have occurred. Discontinue using wiping rags to clean utensils or food contact surfaces.

      The department's words

      CHSC 114099.6 Observed employee at chef's line use a soiled rag to wipe the blade of a knife on cutting board in front of grill. Operator instructed to remove knife and replace with new clean knife. Food contact surfaces shall be rinsed > washed then sanitized when any contamination may have occurred. Discontinue using wiping rags to clean utensils or food contact surfaces.

  4. EarlierApr 10, 2023Routine inspectionGreen placard

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Code CHSC 114192

      The department's words

      Code CHSC 114192

  5. EarlierNov 30, 2021Routine inspectionGreen placard

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Code CHSC 113996

      The department's words

      Code CHSC 113996

  6. EarlierApr 2, 2021Routine inspectionGreen placard

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Code CHSC 114185

      The department's words

      Code CHSC 114185

  7. EarlierSep 14, 2020Routine inspectionGreen placard

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Code CHSC 113953.3

      The department's words

      Code CHSC 113953.3

  8. EarlierFeb 27, 2020Routine inspectionGreen placard

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Code CHSC 113996

      The department's words

      Code CHSC 113996

Source: Marin County Community Development Agency, Environmental Health Services. 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 Blue Barn, you can:

  1. Let Blue Barn know

    Ask for the manager. Blue Barn can only fix what it knows about.

    The department lists no phone for this place.

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  4. Complain directly to the health department

    We are not the health department. You can report to them on their site. Report to Marin County Community Development Agency, Environmental Health Services (opens the department's site)

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About this record

Search the county's inspection lookup for the name or license number L15914.

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.

Marin County gives each inspection a result, not a score, so there is no typical range to show.

Marin County posts a green, yellow or red placard after an inspection, and gives no score. In the county's own inspection data, inspectors write "Green (Pass) placard posted" and "a yellow placard is posted due to the multiple major violations observed". We could not read a county page that lists what each color needs, so ask the department.

Inspection type
Routine inspection
Result
No Violation(s) Found
Source
Marin County Community Development Agency, Environmental Health Services

This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: Marin County Community Development Agency, Environmental Health Services (opens the department's site) .

Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.

Questions about Blue Barn

When was Blue Barn last inspected?

The county last inspected Blue Barn on May 1, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Blue Barn?

The county listed no violations on May 1, 2026.

How often does Marin County inspect restaurants?

In the county's data, most inspections are labeled semi-yearly, then yearly; a follow-up visit comes after violations.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On May 1, 2026, the county marked none as critical.