At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
86/ 100 · 14 points taken off
3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Sep 7, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Chick-Fil-A At Gilroy Gardens 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 Chick-Fil-A At Gilroy Gardens?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How 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: “Facility lacks any form of sanitizer on-site, for the purpose of sanitizing soda dispenser nozzles and the lemonade…”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
Then the next one: No hot or cold water at a sink
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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 · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestSep 7, 2026Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 86 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 7, 2026.
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Facility lacks any form of sanitizer on-site, for the purpose of sanitizing soda dispenser nozzles and the lemonade dispenser. Per the shift lead, the facility had sanitizer wipes available when she was last on-site two weeks prior, but appears to have ran out. [CA] A food facility shall have a method of sanitizing food contact surfaces available at all times that the facility is in operation. [COS] Shift lead left and returned with a bottle of quaternary ammonium sanitizer and test strips.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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
4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Are you Chick-Fil-A At Gilroy Gardens? Fix it
Not critical (2)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Water measured at a maximum of 92F from both faucets at the three compartment sink. Per the shift lead and per the PIC from Gilroy Gardens, this facility has had frequent issues with the hot water. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at handwash sinks. [SA] Food receives prepackaged food in single-use containers, hot or cold holds, and subsequently serves to customers. Facility only warewashes soda dispenser nozzles and the lemonade dispenser.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Are you Chick-Fil-A At Gilroy Gardens? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Only hand sink in the kitchen lacked paper towels in wall-mounted dispenser. Per the shift lead, they have not yet been given the key for the paper towel dispenser and are unable to open it to refill the paper towels inside. *Note: Roll of paper towels was available, on a lower shelving unit at the front service counter less than 15 feet away [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels.
Food Code 5-205.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Handwashing
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Are you Chick-Fil-A At Gilroy Gardens? 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)
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- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
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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
- 86 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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