Routine Inspection
Jun 3, 2025
6 recorded violations
Official wording
Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Inspector’s notes
Three-burner stove used to fry items maintained outside of the ventilation hood. [CA] Provide approved exhaust hood ventilation over all cooking equipment as required to effectively remove cooking odors, smoke, steam, grease, heat, and vapors. Relocate burner to under ventilation hood.
In plain English
Floors, walls, ceilings, lighting, ventilation, or garbage areas needed repair or cleaning. These are usually less urgent than food-handling problems but still need to be fixed.
More about building upkeep issuesOfficial wording
No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Inspector’s notes
3+ drain flies observed inside the small preparation room across from the three-compartment sink. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
In plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
More about signs of rodents or insectsOfficial wording
Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Inspector’s notes
Raw shelled eggs maintained inside the three-door upright refrigerator measured at 47F. Ambient temperature of the refrigerator measured at 48F. [CA] Cold PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below, with the exception of raw shelled eggs and unopened pasteurized dairy products at 45F or below. [COS] Eggs were relocated into the walk-in refrigerator.
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.
More about food kept at an unsafe temperatureOfficial wording
Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Inspector’s notes
Ambient temperature of the three-door upright refrigerator measured at 48F via IR. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below.
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.
More about equipment or utensil issuesOfficial wording
Time as a public health control; procedures & records
Inspector’s notes
Numerous prepackaged PHF meals and various fried goods subjected to time as a public health control lacked labels. Employee stated that items were brought out at 12:00 PM and will be discarded or kept for personal use after 4 hours. [CA] When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a public health control, PHFs shall be time marked to indicate when item is removed from temperature control, discarded if not consumed or served within 4 hours, and written procedures shall be readily available for review. [COS] Employee provided time labels.
In plain English
An issue that does not fit the common categories. Check the official wording for details.
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Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Inspector’s notes
Five-year Food Safety Certified (FSC) manager certificate is expired. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times. One employee's food handler card is expired. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire.
In plain English
A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.
More about paperwork, training, or posting issuesOfficial record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Jun 3, 2025 · Original Source