Santa Clara County, CA

Peppermint Indian Restaurant

Name: Peppermint Indian Restaurant
Address: 1169 W El Camino Real, Santa Clara County, CA

1169 W El Camino Real

Last inspected Jan 15, 2026 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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2 inspections

Routine Inspection

Jan 15, 2026

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1 recorded violation

criticalCode K14Cleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized

Inspector’s notes

Measured quaternary ammonium in 3-comp sink at 0ppm while actively warewashing. [CA] Manual sanitization shall be accomplished in the final sanitizing rinse by contacting a chlorine solution of 100 PPM concentration for at least 30 seconds or by contacting a quaternary ammonium solution of 200 PPM concentration for at least 60 seconds. [COS] Employee repaired dispenser and rewashed utensils that haven't been sanitized properly, measured final concentration at 200ppm. `

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, Jan 15, 2026 · Original Source

Routine Inspection

Jan 30, 2025

Pass

3 recorded violations

minorCode K38Facility maintenance

Official wording

Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use

Inspector’s notes

At hood over tandoori oven, observed one light bulb is inoperable [CA]- Repair or replace light bulbs to provide adequate lighting to area.

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.

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minorCode K30Other

Official wording

Food storage: food storage containers identified

Inspector’s notes

Found flour container without label [CA] - Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages shall be identified with the common name of the food if not easily recognizable.

In plain English

An issue that does not fit the common categories. Check the official wording for details.

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minorCode K27Other

Official wording

Food separated and protected

Inspector’s notes

1. Found raw chicken stored above ready to eat foods. Inside walk in cooler found raw eggs over tomatoes [CA] - Store raw foods below or away from ready to eat foods 2. In basement, observed shelving units storing food items and food packaging under sewer lines. There is permeable wrapping around sewer lines/ [CA] - Foods shall be protected from potential contamination. Relocate foods to not be under sewer lines, or provide durable metal or plastic shields to sewer lines.

In plain English

An issue that does not fit the common categories. Check the official wording for details.

More about other finding

Official record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Jan 30, 2025 · Original Source

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