At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
89/ 100 · 11 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jun 17, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Ariake 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 Ariake Sushi?
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: flies K23How to fixFix it
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer K40How 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
For Ariake Sushi's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Pests seen inside: fliesThe county found: “Observed small gnat like flies in the kitchen. [CA] Take effective measures to eliminate insects in the facility.”
First step: What to do
Then the next one: Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 4-301.12.
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Fix and log it: Pests seen inside: flies
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What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (13 → 11). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJun 17, 2026Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 89 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 17, 2026.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed small gnat like flies in the kitchen. [CA] Take effective measures to eliminate insects in the facility.
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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Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
The wiping towels are in 0ppm chlorine at the sushi bar. [CA] The chlorine must be at 100ppm.
Food Code 3-304.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Keep the bucket strong
- Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
- Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
- Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.
From Food Code 3-304.14
Keep cloths apart
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Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed the brown sugar and salt bulk food bins unlabeled. [CA] Label the bulk food containers with the contents. [COS] The owner labeled them.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
The kitchen floor is missing grout and accumulating debris in between the tiles. [CA] Replace the missing grout and keep the floors clean.
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
Are you Ariake Sushi? Fix it
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
The metal shelves have accumulated thick grease. [CA] Clean the shelves.
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Are you Ariake Sushi? Fix it
EarlierJun 18, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Observed the white clean garbage bag used to cover food in the walk in refrigerator. [CA] Discontinue use of the plastic bag for covering food. Use only food grade items such as approved plastic wrap. Observed the cutting boards to be deteriorated. [CA] Replace them with new approved cutting boards.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
The dish washing machine tested at 0ppm chlorine. [CA] The dish machine must have 50ppm chlorine. [COS] The employees changed out the chlorine container to a new one and then the machine tested at 50ppm.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed an unlabeled container of powder.[CA] Label each food container with the contents. Observed the bulk food rice bin to be deteriorated. [CA] Replace the deteriorated rice bin.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed the floor to have accumulated debris behind and under some equipment as shown. Observed accumulation in the floor sinks. [CA] Thoroughly clean the floors and floor sinks.
The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed the ice bin/soda dispenser to have black accumulation on the outside of it. [CA] Thoroughly clean the equipment.
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 Ariake Sushi, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Pests seen inside: flies Read the free guide
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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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
- 89 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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