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Amber India Restaurant

Other food place · Los Altos, CA

1 inspection

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

6 problems found · Routine county inspection · Sep 17, 2025

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Amber India Restaurant got about the same as most.

Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Amber India Restaurant?

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

  1. Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
  2. Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
  3. No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it

See all 6 items ↓

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 2-301.15, Food Code 3-305.11.

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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use

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0 of 3 done

Hand sinks are for hands only

From Food Code 2-301.15

Logged

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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

  1. LatestSep 17, 2025Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 86 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 17, 2025.

    6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (6)

    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      several handsinks with empty paper towel dispensers [CA]refill empty dispensers

      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

      4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Handwashing

      The full guide has 4 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Amber India Restaurant? Fix it

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean

      loose quarry tiles in kitchen hallway [CA]maintain floor in good repair water damaged ceiling in basement storage room [CA]maitain ceiing in good repair

      Food Code 6-101.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop

      Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair

      In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Amber India Restaurant? Fix it

    • No backflow test on file

      The department's words

      K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices

      2 compartment sink cold water faucet not working. upstairs dishwashing machine leaking. [CA]maintain plumbing in good repair

      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

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Amber India Restaurant? Fix it

    • Thermometer missing or reading wrong

      The department's words

      K39 Thermometers provided, accurate

      no probe thermometer [CA]obtain an approved probe thermometer

      Food Code 4-203.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Ice-water method

      • 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
      • 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
      • 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
      • 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.

      Using and cleaning it

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      Thermometers and calibration

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      Fix and log it now

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    • Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      milk in 1 door worktop cooler next to 8 pot range at 54F, item placed in walk in other unit [CA]maintain perishable food under 41F (or 45F for dairy products)

      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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    • Food on the floor or under drips

      The department's words

      K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified

      unapproved food storage outside facility [CA]discontinue storing food in unapproved storage facility

      Food Code 3-305.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Where food may never be stored

      • Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
      • Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
      • Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.

      From Food Code 3-305.11

      Top to bottom

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Fridge and freezer storage order

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      Fix and log it now

      Are you Amber India Restaurant? Fix it

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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    Call Amber India Restaurant: (650) 938-8100

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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
Routine inspection
Result
86 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Questions about Amber India Restaurant

When was Amber India Restaurant last inspected?

The county last inspected Amber India Restaurant on Sep 17, 2025. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Amber India Restaurant?

The county listed 6 violations on Sep 17, 2025: Hand sink not ready to use; Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair; and No backflow test on file, and 3 more.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Sep 17, 2025, the county marked none as critical.