At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
3problems found
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Aug 24, 2026
Is that a lot?
Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Buffalo Wild Wings got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on May 27, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Buffalo Wild Wings?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it
- Plan review K48How to fixFix it
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.
Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Next: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized rightThe county found: “Lactic acid at three compartment sink measured above the accepted range. [CA] Ensure that lactic acid is set to the…”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
Then the next one: No backflow test on file
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16.
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Clean first, then sanitize
From Food Code 4-603.16
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestAug 24, 2026Routine inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Aug 24, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Lactic acid at three compartment sink measured above the accepted range. [CA] Ensure that lactic acid is set to the accepted/required amount.
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Hot and cold water handles are switched at the three compartment sink at the bar. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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Plan review
The department's words
K48 Plan review
Facility has removed a handwash sink at one end of cookline. Second handwash sink is located at opposite end of cookline. [CA] Second handwash sink is required, facility must install handwash sink back by 09/07/2026.
EarlierMay 27, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Chicken wings are par cooked and left in fryer baskets measuring 98F to 119F, per PIC, they had been cooked ten minutes prior. Per PIC, they are placed into a warmer that maintains them at 180F or above. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [SA] Chicken wings will be cooked to 165F within one hour for use.
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Not critical (1)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Chlorine in mechanical warewash measured 0ppm. [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash machine at 50 PPM. Quaternary ammonia dispenser at three compartment sink at bar did not appear to be working. [CA] Repair/replace quaternary ammonia dispenser and ensure it is in working condition.
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
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- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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