Santa Clara County, CA

Buca Di Beppo

Name: Buca Di Beppo
Address: 643 Emerson St, Santa Clara County, CA

643 Emerson St

Last inspected Sep 19, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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3 inspections

Routine Inspection

Sep 19, 2025

Pass

3 recorded violations

minorCode K45Cleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean

Inspector’s notes

Missing tile in dishroom and tiles at entrance of walk in freezer create a gap due to lack of grout. [CA] Repair the tile and keep floors in good condition. Sticky residue on wall in beverage station. [CA] Clean the walls.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

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minorCode K35Equipment and utensils

Official wording

Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

Inspector’s notes

The faucet knobs at the prep sink located at the pizza station are missing. There is an additional prep sink in facility. [CA] Repair the faucet. Mold like residue in hand sink at pizza prep station. [CA] CLean the hand sink regularly.

In plain English

Equipment, utensils, thermometers, cutting boards, or single-use items were not in good condition, not the right type, or not stored properly.

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minorCode K21Water, plumbing, and sewage

Official wording

Hot and cold water available

Inspector’s notes

Combination faucet at hand sink at the cookline measured at 112F. [CA] Adjust water temperature for combination faucet to be between 100-108F. Water at hand sink at single stall restroom measured at 67F. [CA] Maintain a minimum of 100F warm water. Water at 3 comp sink measured at 116-117F. [CA] A minimum of 120F of hot running water is required.

In plain English

The business had issues with hot or cold running water, plumbing, drains, backflow prevention, or sewage disposal. Some of these, like no hot water, can force a temporary closure until fixed.

More about water, plumbing, or sewage problems

Official record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Sep 19, 2025 · Original Source

Follow-Up Inspection

Jun 5, 2025

Pass

0 recorded violations

No violations recorded in this inspection.

Official record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Jun 5, 2025 · Original Source

Routine Inspection

Jun 4, 2025

Closed

The health department recorded a closure at this inspection.

3 recorded violations

criticalCode K22Water, plumbing, and sewage

Official wording

Sewage and wastewater properly disposed

Inspector’s notes

Toilets in both restrooms are leaking sewage when flushed. Observed sewage on floor in hallway outside of the restroom near back exit door. All floor sinks and sinks in kitchen are fully operable with no signs of sewage back up. Rotor router was contacted during inspection and will be arriving between 4p-6p. Facility is closed due to inoperable restrooms from sewage back up. All food operations/online orders shall cease and desist until written approval is obtained by this Department. The food facility, or impacted areas, shall remain closed until all plumbing problems have been corrected and all contaminated surfaces have been cleaned and sanitized. Please note after hours inspection will be charged at a rate of $645.00. Contact Supervisor Glencijoy David at 408-918-3465 to re-open facility.

In plain English

The business had issues with hot or cold running water, plumbing, drains, backflow prevention, or sewage disposal. Some of these, like no hot water, can force a temporary closure until fixed.

More about water, plumbing, or sewage problems

criticalCode K06Handwashing

Official wording

Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

Inspector’s notes

Paper towel dispenser unable to dispense paper towels at hand sink in pizza prep front area. [CA] Repair the dispenser. [COS]

In plain English

Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.

Official wording

Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized

Inspector’s notes

Dishwasher in dish room measured at 0 ppm chlorine. [CA] Maintain a minimum of 50 ppm chlorine. Manually sanitize food equipment in 3 compartment sink until unit is repaired. Chef contacted Ecolab during inspection.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

More about cleaning or sanitizing problems

Official record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Jun 4, 2025 · Original Source