At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
2problems found
2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Apr 22, 2026
Is that a lot?
Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Aloft Cupertino got more than most. That's from the last routine visit, on Dec 22, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Aloft Cupertino?
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: Hands not washed when needed K05How to fixFix it
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
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.
Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
For Aloft Cupertino's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hands not washed when neededThe county found: “Employee working back in the kitchen was observed picking up a rotten tomato from the floor inside the walk-in cooler,…”
First step: When to wash
Then the next one: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.14, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 6-501.112.
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Fix and log it: Hands not washed when needed
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When to wash
From Food Code 2-301.14
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 3 times in the last 12 months (2 routine, 1 follow-up).
Every visit
LatestApr 22, 2026Routine inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Apr 22, 2026.
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Employee working back in the kitchen was observed picking up a rotten tomato from the floor inside the walk-in cooler, disposed it to the trash, but continued working on food preparation. [CA] Employee must be trained to wash hand in between touching unclean surface and ready to eat food products, after cleaning or handling chemicals, after picking up something off of the floor, after handling the register/money, after handling garbage, after touching face, hair or body, after eating, drinking, smoking, and chewing gum, after using the bathroom, and after sneezing, coughing, or using a tissue. The employee was told to wash her hands and change his gloves (COS).
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Not critical (1)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Multiple oxes of single use and other utensils were stored on the floor back in the preparation and storage areas. [CA] For easy floor cleaning and to prevent insect/rodent infestation and hiding, store all utensils/equipment at least six inches off the floor on approved shelf/dunnage rack at all the time.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Aloft Cupertino? Fix it
EarlierDec 23, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
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.
EarlierDec 22, 2025Routine inspection73 out of 100 (Red placard)
6 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured PHFs above 41F in walk in cooler and prep unit for 4 hours or more. Ambient temperature for walk in cooler is 48F and 55F for small prep unit. The temperature log shows AM and PM temperature for walk in cooler above 41F up to 50F degrees from Dec 1 to Dec 21. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] PHFs were VC&D. See VC&D report.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lack of soap at bar hand wash sink, soap dispenser is hidden behind trash can. [CA] Provide soap in the dispenser and Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. [COS] Soap provided.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (4)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Accumulation of pink mold like substance on both ends of white panel inside the machine, it is not coming in contact with ice at the time. [CA] Clean and sanitize the ice machine.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Lack of food manager certificate in the facility. [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.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Ambient temperature of walk in cooler is measured at 48F and small prep unit at 55F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below.
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed numerous fruit flies at bar area near drains and sinks. Observed floor sinks/ drains being cleaned at the time of the inspection. Per maintenance supervisor, pest control was conducted over the weekend. No observation of flies in the bottles. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
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)
What you can do
As a customer of Aloft Cupertino, you can:
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hands not washed when needed Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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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
- Routine inspection
- Result
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
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