At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jan 13, 2026
At the routine inspection on Jan 13, 2026. The latest visit, on Feb 19, 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. Applebee's 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 Applebee's?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Pests seen inside: roaches K23How to fixFix it
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food K29How 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 Applebee's' team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Applebee's. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Applebee's first; we check that you run it.
Your whole team can help. Each person gets one next step, and everyone can see what's done.
This is my place: claim Applebee'sWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Pests seen inside: roachesThe county found: “Dead cockroach observed by the dishwasher. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of vermin and vermin debris. Clean…”
First step: What to do
Then the next one: Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
Log it
Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.
Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 7-201.11, Food Code 4-603.16.
Try it yourself
Fix and log it: Pests seen inside: roaches
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0 of 3 done
What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
Logged
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What people see now
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What people see after you fix and log it
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What people see next
Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.
Left alone, or fixed together
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 4 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 3 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 2 follow-up).
Nice work, Applebee's. At the follow-up 37 days later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in 37 days. We're proud of you.
Fewer points taken off than last time (11 → 5). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestFeb 19, 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 Feb 19, 2026. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Jan 13, 2026: 95 out of 100 (Green placard).
EarlierFeb 11, 2026Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Dead cockroach observed under the dishwasher. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of vermin and vermin debris. Clean and sanitize affected area.
EarlierJan 13, 2026Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Dead cockroach observed by the dishwasher. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of vermin and vermin debris. Clean and sanitize affected area. Did not observed live of dead cockroaches elsewhere in the facility or any other signs of an active infestation. Reviewed facility's most recent pest control service report dated 1/8/26 where activity was noted and was treated. Operator will provide district specialist a copy of next pest control service report for review and a follow-up inspection may be conducted.
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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Are you Applebee's? Fix it
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Spray bottle located by the cook line is not labeled. [CA] Spray bottles used in the kitchen shall be labeled to identify it's contents.
Food Code 7-201.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Store them away from food
- Store chemicals below and away from food, dishes, utensils, linens and single-use items. Never on a shelf above food.
- Separate them by space or a partition.
- Keep only the chemicals the kitchen needs.
From Food Code 7-201.11
Label every container
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Are you Applebee's? Fix it
EarlierJan 6, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Rice held in the food prep unit insert across from the cook line is measured at 48F. [CA] Potentially hazardous foods when cold holding shall be held at or below 41F.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Floor outside of the walk-in cooler door is in disrepair with cracked and missing tiles. [CA] Repair floor and maintain in good repair where it is smooth, durable, and easily cleanable.
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Numerous small flies observed around the warewashing area. [CA] Facility shall be kept free of flies and fly activities.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Chlorine sanitizer at the dishwasher is measured at 0 ppm. [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash machine at 50 PPM.
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 Applebee's, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Pests seen inside: roaches Read the free guide
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food Read the free guide
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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
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) .
Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.