Repeat problemsSerious findings or closures appear in two or more of the last three inspections. Review the dated records below.
The full inspection history
2 inspections
Follow-Up Inspection
Mar 19, 2026
Pass
3 recorded violations
minorCode K14Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Inspector’s notes
Some freshly sanitized utensils were stacked together on the utensil storage shelf.
[CA] Air dry all clean utensils before staking them together.
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.
Heavy grease, food, and dirt buildup were observed on the floor below the cook-line in the grill station.
[CA] Conduct a regular thorough cleaning on the floor area.
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.
Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Inspector’s notes
Employees working on the mechanical dishwasher was observed touching both clean and soiled dishes without washing hand in between.
[CA] After loading the soiled dishes on the mechanical dishwasher, employees must wash their hands before removing the washed utensils from the mechanical dishwasher. Employees must wash their hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils, among others. The person in charge informed the employee to wash hand and rewash the utensils (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 record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Mar 19, 2026 · Original Source
Routine Inspection
Feb 4, 2026
Conditional Pass
6 recorded violations
minorCode K40Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Inspector’s notes
A couple of wet/soiled wiping cloths were stored on the counters.
[CA] Wet/soiled wiping cloths must be stored in a bucket that has standard sanitizer concentration in between use which is 200 ppm quaternary ammonia or 100 ppm chlorine (bleach).
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.
Some potentially hazardous food stored on the self-serve salad bar like turkey burger, chicken, and rice were measured below 120 °F.
[CA] All potentially hazardous foods like garlic in oil, cut melons, raw sprouts; cooked foods of plant origin; foods of animal origin and any other food capable of supporting the rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms or the slower growth of Clostridium botulinum shall always be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. If any of these food products are going to be stored at room temperature, time might be used as a public health control with implementing a proper time/temperature control mechanism. The person in charge said the food was cooked for less than two hours. She is advised to reheat the food to 165 OF and store it on the steam table at or above 134 OF. She reheated the product (COS)
chicken, cheese, and sliced turkey stored on the salad bar and grill station were measured at 52 oF. The manager said the food products were taken from the fridge an hour ago.
[CA] All potentially hazardous foods like meat, seafood, poultry, dairy products, cooked vegetables, cooked cereals, greens, and diced avocados shall always be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above unless the food products are stored outside this temperature with time as a public health control method. The manager is told to either code the food products to be used within the next three hours or rapid the product inside the walk-in freezer. These food products are discarded (COS).
In plain English
Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.
Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Inspector’s notes
There were no approved high temperatures and sanitizer measuring strips to measure the maximum temperature on the mechanical dishwasher and the concentration of the chemicals used to sanitize dishes and utensils in the facility.
[CA] Provide approved sanitizer measuring strips or a maximum registering dishwasher thermometer for the high temperature mechanical dishwasher and the chemicals used for sanitizing utensils. equipment, and food contact surfaces.
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.
Some food products on boxes were stored directly on the floor or on milk crate back in the storage area.
[CA] To prevent insect hiding and breading and for easy cleaning of the floor area, please store all food products at least six inches off the floor on an approved shelf or dunnage rack.
In plain English
An issue that does not fit the common categories. Check the official wording for details.
There was no soap supply on the salad bar's handwash station.
[CA] Refill the wall-mounted soap dispenser immediately. Until the wall-mounted soap dispenser is refilled/fixed, employees MUST WASH THEIR HAND in the other handwash station located back in the kitchen area.
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.
The maximum water temperature on the mechanical dishwasher was measured at 146 OF.
[CA] If high temperature mechanical dishwasher is used to sanitize dishes, the minimum temperature must be adjusted to 160 OF. Until the mechanical dishwasher's temperature is raised to 160 OF, sanitizing must be done on the two-compartment wash sink (SA).
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.