At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jun 16, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Araki Sushi 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 Araki Sushi?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong K39How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How 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
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Thermometer missing or reading wrongThe county found: “Lack of thermometer in 2 door prep unit at sushi bar. [CA] Provide a thermometer in unit.”
First step: Ice-water method
Then the next one: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 4-603.16.
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Ice-water method
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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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Fewer points taken off than last time (21 → 8). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJun 16, 2025Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 92 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 16, 2025.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
Lack of thermometer in 2 door prep unit at sushi bar. [CA] Provide a thermometer in unit.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Front and back door left open. [CA] Keep door closed at all times to prevent debris and vermin from entering.
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
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Open bags of flour noted. [CA] Keep bags of flour closed/sealed when not in use. [COS] Container of raw beef stored on floor in walk in cooler. [CA] Store food 6 inches off of floor. [COS]
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
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed raw fish being washed at the 3 comp sink next to the dishwasher. [CA] Wash/prep seafood at the other 3 comp sink that is for food prep only. Observed raw beef stored above seafood in prep unit. [CA] Store seafood above raw beef. [COS] Uncovered food noted in prep unit in kitchen. [CA] Keep food covered except when cooling.
Food Code 3-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Top to bottom
- 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
- 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
- 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)
From Food Code 3-302.11
Keep raw meat types apart
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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EarlierNov 20, 2024Routine inspection79 out of 100 (Green placard)
7 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
To go containers of pink sauce w/ mayo measured at 74F on counter. [CA] Maintain potentially hazardous food 41F and below. Sauce was placed back in refrigerator.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (6)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed soiled bowls used as scoops for dry bulk ingredients. [CA] Replace bowls with a scoop with a handle.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Lack of mop hanger at janitorial/mop sink. [CA] Install a mop hanger so mops can properly air dry.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Leaky faucet noted at 3 compartment sink. [CA] Repair the sink.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed raw chicken above seafood, miso paste below raw seafood in 2 door unit (upright in the back). [CA] Store raw meat below ready to eat food. [COS]
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Measured chlorine sanitizer at 0 ppm at dishwasher. [CA] Ensure a minimum of 50 ppm chlorine is reached. [COS] Dishwasher was primed several times, retested at 100 ppm.
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed boxes/containers of meat stored directly on the floor in walk in cooler. [CA] Store food 6 inches off of the floor on racks.
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
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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat 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
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 92 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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