For a Marion County, Oregon restaurant report, open the current My Health Department inspection portal. The county’s Restaurant Inspections page also links to that portal through its Restaurant Inspections menu.
In the current portal, use Search string and Date Range, then match the name, address, and facility type. The establishment name opens its permit or profile page; View opens one dated report. The visible date range is a filter; older reports may exist before it.
How Marion County’s 100-point score is calculated
The September 15 Semi-Annual report below displays a date, facility type, inspection purpose, Score, and Observations & Corrective Actions. The portal defines P as direct illness-hazard control, PF as support for that control, and Core as general sanitation or maintenance. Entries can show the code, category, specific observation, and REQUIRED CORRECTION.
Marion County describes its restaurant calculation this way:
| Report item | Effect on the 100-point result |
|---|---|
| P item | Deduct 5 points |
| PF item | Deduct 3 points |
| Core item | Deduct 0 points |
| Same P or PF item repeated on consecutive semi-annual inspections | Double that item’s deduction |
A result of 70 or higher is described as in compliance; below 70 is failed to comply. The county uses no letter grades. A Core finding can appear without reducing the number, and each result describes its own visit date. Use the guide to reading inspection violations to keep the rule, observation, correction, and later verification separate.
Marion County reinspections and rechecks after a score
After a score below 70, the county requires a full reinspection and compliance within 30 days. The county describes a recheck as checking specified P or PF corrections and whether approved alternatives remain in place. The report can still record other observations, so read the whole dated report.
The portal also lists Reinspection and Additional Reinspection as purposes. Open each report and compare its items with the earlier inspection. REQUIRED CORRECTION says what had to change; a later report shows whether the change was made and kept.
A 90-point report led to two dishwasher checks
During an AI-assisted remote lookup on October 5, 2026 (KST), we used the portal’s Reinspection filter for January 1 through October 5, 2026, then opened the permit history for Champions Bar and Grill, 2930 Silverton Road NE in Salem. We found a September 18 Additional Reinspection beyond the September 17 row shown by that filter. We compared it with the September 15, 2026 Semi-Annual report, which displayed a score of 90. The lookup used only the online records. Its Priority finding under code 4-501.114(A) said the kitchen dishwasher showed 0 ppm chlorine after a cycle and its prime switch did not dispense sanitizer. The inspector directed staff to use the front/bar dishwasher until the back machine was repaired and planned a return. A separate Core finding described dusty restroom vent guards. The 90 belongs to that Semi-Annual visit, while the dishwasher issue stayed open.
The September 17 Reinspection appended a dated note to the original finding. Staff said the dishwasher was ready, but priming still yielded 0 sanitizer. The inspector planned to return the next day. The report also warned that the restaurant must close if staff claimed the machine worked when it did not; that was a conditional warning rather than a recorded closure.
At the September 18 Additional Reinspection, the back machine still dispensed no sanitizer. The report says staff had been trained to wait for the front machine’s 180°F temperature indicator, verifies that it worked properly, and directs them to use only that machine until the back one was repaired. Neither later report displayed a new score. The sequence documents a front-machine route verified on September 18; the back-machine repair stays open, and no new score was issued. These were item-specific checks after a 90-point inspection rather than a below-70 full reinspection. Use the published score as the county shows it, since the two visible findings may not account for every deduction.
Records that show a Marion County closure and reopening
If you are checking whether agency action followed an inspection, look past the routine score to the action document itself. Build a dated sequence:
- the inspection and item-level findings;
- the notice, order, or other agency action;
- correction evidence;
- the recheck or full reinspection; and
- the decision allowing resumed operation, if an action had stopped it.
A score below 70 triggers a full reinspection; closure and reopening each come with their own agency decision, separate from a later score, permit profile, or correction note. The site’s closure and permit-suspension guide explains why those records need their own dates.
Oregon’s 14-day posting delay and the 2020–2022 data gap
The Oregon Health Authority’s Food Safety page says the statewide portal can lag an inspection by 14 days. It also warns of possible inspection-data gaps from early 2020 through 2022 because local environmental health departments supported the pandemic response. If a recent or older row is missing, ask the county before concluding no visit occurred.
The county’s food licensing program covers restaurants, mobile units, temporary restaurants, and school lunch programs. Its separate Pools and Lodging page describes swimming pools, lodging, and camps. Confirm the facility type and responsible program before treating a result as a restaurant record.
For an older report, action document, or item missing from the public profile, use Marion County’s Public Records Requests page. Direct the written request to the Health & Human Services public records officer and identify existing documents. Include the establishment name, physical address, facility or permit identifier if known, a bounded date range, and the specific inspection, recheck, reinspection, notice, order, or reopening decision sought.
The county’s 15-business-day response framework has exceptions, and a response may state that processing is still underway. Ask the county about copies, fees, exemptions, and which records exist.
Marion County and Oregon Health Authority pages and the Champions Bar and Grill reports checked October 5, 2026 (KST).