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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
84/ 100 · 16 points taken off
4 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Mar 18, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. 7-Eleven Food Store 16889a got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about 7-Eleven Food Store 16889a?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Hands not washed when needed K05How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “At the warewashing room handwash sink: observed paper towel dispenser was empty, and the sink lacked a soap dispenser.…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
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Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestMar 18, 2025Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 84 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 18, 2025.
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
At the warewashing room handwash sink: observed paper towel dispenser was empty, and the sink lacked a soap dispenser. [CA] Paper towels and soap must be available in dispensers at handwash sinks at all times. [COS] Paper towels and a soap dispenser were placed at the handwash sink. Minor violations: 1) At the warewashing room handwash sink: observed tall stack of crates was partially obstructing the handwash sink. [CA] Do not place objects in front of the handwash sink. Handwash sinks must be easily accessible to make handwashing not only possible, but likely. 2) At the front prep area's handwash sink: observed paper towels were stored on a separate table away from the handwash sink. [CA] Store paper towels at the handwash sink. 3) At the front prep area's handwash sink: observed clean tongs and pizza cutter were stored hanging next to the sink/faucet, making it hard to wash hands without touching/contaminating the clean equipment. [CA] Store clean equipment away from handwash sinks.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 5-205.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
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Handwashing
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Not critical (3)
The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Observed cashier employee handled pizza and put it into the oven without first washing hands. [CA] Wash hands when switching tasks and before handling open foods.
Food Code 2-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
When to wash
- Before you start food work and before you put on gloves
- After the restroom (wash twice; see below)
- After touching your face, hair, nose or body
From Food Code 2-301.14
How to wash
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Handwashing
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
To the right of the iced coffee/slurpee machines, and under the 3-compartment sink: observed drain pipes extended into the floor sinks. [CA] Maintain a minimum one inch air gap between the drain pipes and the floor sinks to prevent wastewater backflow.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Measured warm water at the front handwash sink to be 90F. [CA] Provide warm water (100F) at the handwash sink.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
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- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Hands not washed when needed Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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100 means the inspector found no problems. Santa Clara County takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.
The county posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection, and gives routine inspections a score. In the county's data, a routine inspection with no violations listed scored 100, and the score drops as violations are found. The county's page does not say which scores or findings give each color: ask the department.
- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 84 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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