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Adamson's French Dip

Other food place · San Jose, CA

2 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

5 problems found · 2 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Apr 22, 2026

At the routine inspection on Apr 22, 2026. The latest visit, on Apr 28, 2026, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Adamson's French Dip 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 Adamson's French Dip?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Marked critical: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
  2. Marked critical: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
  3. Pests seen inside: flies K23How to fixFix it

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Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

We review Santa Clara County health data to make this report. We are not the County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health.

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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-301.12.

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Inspections

From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026

The county visited 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 follow-up).

Nice work, Adamson's French Dip. At the follow-up six days later, the county listed no items still open.

You cleared the re-check in six days. We're proud of you.

Every visit

  1. LatestApr 28, 2026Follow-up inspection

    No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.

    This one: a follow-up inspection on Apr 28, 2026. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Apr 22, 2026: 76 out of 100 (Yellow placard).

  2. EarlierApr 22, 2026Routine inspection76 out of 100 (Yellow placard)

    5 violations listed, 2 marked critical.

    Critical (2)

    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      Measured the following PHFs holding between 115F - 125F in 3 door warmer (right side) for less than 4 hours: prime meat and sirloin. [CA] Maintain all PHFs hot held at or above 135F or cold held at or below 41F. [SA] Operator opted to use time as a public health control (TPHC), will discard of PHFs after 4 hours.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      If food is out of range

      • Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
      • Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
      • Unknown time or longer: throw it out.

      Which foods need temperature control (TCS)

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Hot and cold holding

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    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

      The department's words

      K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized

      Found employee washing dishes with ONLY soap and water. Employee skipped the entire step of sanitizer and place trays onto dry racks. [CA] Manual warewashing shall be accomplished by using a three-compartment sink where the utensils are first precleaned, washed with hot soapy water, rinsed with hot water, sanitized with an approved method, and air dried. Use 1 TBS of bleach (5.25%) per 1 gal. of water for chlorine solution (100 PPM). Use 1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%) per 2 gal. of water for quaternary ammonium (200 PPM). [COS] Operator directed to rewash trays, set up sanitizer compartment and sanitize dishes.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 4-602.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Clean first, then sanitize

      • 1. Scrape off food.
      • 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
      • 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).

      From Food Code 4-603.16

      When to clean food-contact surfaces

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      Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths

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    Not critical (3)

    • Pests seen inside: flies

      The department's words

      K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals

      Found flies in food facility. Observed front door and exit door open during inspection. [CA] Each food facility shall be free of pest such as flies. Provide approved pest control services.

      Food Code 6-501.111

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      What to do

      • Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
      • Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
      • Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.

      From Food Code 6-501.112

      What NOT to do

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      Signs of pests and what to do

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    • Dish sink or dish machine not set up right

      The department's words

      K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips

      Measured 0ppm chlorine in sanitizer bucket. [CA] Ensure chlorine concentration at 100ppm for sani bucket.

      Food Code 4-301.12

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Set up

      • 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
      • 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
      • 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.

      From Food Code 4-301.12

      Washing, step by step

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      The three-compartment sink, step by step

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      Fix and log it now

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    • No person in charge on duty

      The department's words

      K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

      Lacking food safety certificate (FSC). [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.

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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About this record

Opens the county's own page for this place.

Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.

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
Follow-up inspection
Result
Green placard
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Questions about Adamson's French Dip

When was Adamson's French Dip last inspected?

The county last inspected Adamson's French Dip on Apr 28, 2026. It was a follow-up inspection.

What did the county find at Adamson's French Dip?

The county listed no violations on Apr 28, 2026.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Apr 28, 2026, the county marked none as critical.