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Bistro Elan

Other food place · Palo Alto, CA

1 inspection

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Apr 30, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Bistro Elan got about the same as most.

Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Bistro Elan?

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

  1. Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
  2. Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How to fixFix it

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Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

We review Santa Clara County health data to make this report. We are not the County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health.

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Inspections

From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026

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

Every visit

  1. LatestApr 30, 2026Routine inspection96 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 96 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 30, 2026.

    2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (2)

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean

      Observed an accumulation of dust/grime/grease on the floors below the ice machine and adjacent shelving. [CA] Walls and/or floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean.

      Food Code 6-101.11

      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

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Bistro Elan? Fix it

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean

      1. Observed an accumulation of grime of the interior non-food contact surfaces of the ice machine. 2. Observed an accumulation of grime/grease/dust on the equipment shelving in the back storage area [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.

      Food Code 4-602.13

      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

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Bistro Elan? Fix it

Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health. 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 Bistro Elan, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

    Open the steps here

  2. Call Bistro Elan

    Ask for the manager. Bistro Elan can only fix what it knows about.

    Call Bistro Elan: (650) 327-0284

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  5. Complain directly to the health department

    We are not the health department. You can report to them on their site. Report to County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site)

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About this record

Opens the county's own page for this place.

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.

100 means the inspector found no problems. Santa Clara County takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.

The county posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection, and gives routine inspections a score. In the county's data, a routine inspection with no violations listed scored 100, and the score drops as violations are found. The county's page does not say which scores or findings give each color: ask the department.

Inspection type
Routine inspection
Result
96 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .

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

Questions about Bistro Elan

When was Bistro Elan last inspected?

The county last inspected Bistro Elan on Apr 30, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Bistro Elan?

The county listed 2 violations on Apr 30, 2026: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair and Shelves and surfaces need cleaning.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Apr 30, 2026, the county marked none as critical.