Routine Inspection
Mar 26, 2026
5 recorded violations
Official wording
Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Inspector’s notes
1. Second Repeat Violation: The handwash station near the dishwasher lacked paper towels. 2. Repeat Violation: The handwash station near the prep sink in the back lacked paper towels. 3. The handwash station in the employee restroom lackeda paper towels dispenser. [CA] Ensure to maintain the handwash station fully stocked with soap and paper towels in permanently installed dispensers. [COS] PIC stocked each handwash station.
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.
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No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Inspector’s notes
1. Observed small flies at the bar, warewash area, back storage room, and employee break room. 2. Observed two dead cockroaches on duct tape behind the handwash station at the bar. [CA] Ensure to maintain the facility free of animals, pests, and vermin. Clean and sanitize the affected area of dead cockroaches. Note: Per PIC, they do not have professional pest control service the facility.
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.
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Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Inspector’s notes
1. The FRP near the kitchen is detaching from the wall. 2. Several gaps and holes were noted along the back wall of the bar. 3. The floor under the deck ovens and drawer cooler has an accumulation of grime and food debris. [CA] Ensure to maintain the floors, walls, and ceilings of the faciltiy clean and in good repair. Seal holes and gaps. Clean the floors.
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 problemsOfficial wording
Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Inspector’s notes
Facility was observed using several residential grade insecticide products. Note: Facility had one spray bottle of insecticide approved for restaurant use. Ensure no licensing requirements are needed for application in a retail food facility. [CA] Only those insecticides, rodenticides, and other pesticides that are necessary and specifically approved for use in a food facility may be used.
In plain English
Cleaning products, pesticides, or other chemicals were stored or labeled in a way that could let them get into food. This is serious because chemical contamination can make people sick quickly.
More about chemicals stored or used unsafelyOfficial wording
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Inspector’s notes
The staff restroom has a foul odor. [CA] Investigate source of odor and eliminate. Ensure to maintain the restroom clean and in good repair.
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 problemsOfficial record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Mar 26, 2026 · Original Source