At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Apr 7, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Chili's Grill & Bar #503 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 Chili's Grill & Bar #503?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Hood filters need cleaning K38How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong K39How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Next: Hood filters need cleaningThe county found: “The lighting above the dish washing sink area is out. [CA] This is a repeat violation. Repair the lighting in this…”
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (10 → 8). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestApr 7, 2026Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 92 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 7, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
The lighting above the dish washing sink area is out. [CA] This is a repeat violation. Repair the lighting in this area by 7-7-26.
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
There are several areas on the kitchen floor where grout is missing and it is causing standing water and debris.. [CA] Repair the floor.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
The cooks do not have a probe thermometer. [CA] An accurate easily readable metal probe thermometer (accurate to +/- 2°F) that is designed to measure the temperature of thin masses shall be provided and readily available to accurately measure the temperatures of potentially hazardous foods.
Food Code 4-203.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Ice-water method
- 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
- 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
- 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
- 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.
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Thermometers and calibration
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
The dish washing sink chlorine read 0ppm. [CA] the machine must reach 50ppm chlorine. The dishes must be sanitized at the 3 compartment sink after washing. Check that the quat reaches 200ppm. The dish washer employee was sanitizing the dishes in the 3 comp sink.
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
Washing, step by step
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EarlierSep 5, 2025Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed brown thick accumulation under the cook line equipment. [CA] Thoroughly clean and sanitize the equipment.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed missing grout in several areas throughout the restaurant and mold/mildew is accumulating in the cracks. [CA] Thoroughly clean the floors and remove the mildew growth from inside the missing grout lines. When the remodel is done also repair the floors where the grout is needing replacement. Water accumulates under the bar and is beginning to have a bad smell. [CA] Clean up the water and sanitize the floor.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Observed the cutting board to be deteriorated. [CA] Replace the deteriorated cutting board.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
The sanitizer at the bar sink was at 0ppm quat. [CA] The quat must be kept at 200ppm. [COS] The quat sanitizer was added to the sink and rechecked at 200ppm.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Observed the area over the dish washing machine to be dim. [CA] Replace all of the missing and burnt out light bulbs throughout the kitchen.
EarlierDec 18, 2024Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Observed the lights above the dish washing area to not be working. [CA] Repair the lights that are out for proper lighting.
Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
Observed the drain to be clogged at the back 3 compartment sink and the water running onto the floor when we turned it on. [CA] The water must drain properly and completely. [COS] The drain was plunged and went down completely.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Observed towel sanitizing buckets without sanitizer in them. [CA] The towels must be submerged in the sanitizer.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Observed the brown table and also the white plastic cutting board to be deteriorated. [CA] The cutting boards must be replaced.
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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- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right 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
- 92 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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