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Backyard Cafe @ 1350 Charleston

Other food place · Mountain View, CA

2 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Sep 16, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Backyard Cafe @ 1350 Charleston 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 Backyard Cafe @ 1350 Charleston?

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

  1. Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
  2. No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it

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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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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).

Points taken off at each routine inspection
May 20, 2025: 4Sep 16, 2026: 44420252026

Every visit

  1. LatestSep 16, 2026Routine inspection96 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 96 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 16, 2026.

    2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (2)

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

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

      Near the emergency exit near the serving line, the wall is damaged. [CA] Repair the wall with a durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, and easily cleanable surface. Make sure to keep walls in the food facility 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 Backyard Cafe @ 1350 Charleston? Fix it

    • No backflow test on file

      The department's words

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

      Underneath service line 3, there is three plumbing lines feeding directly into the floor sink. [CA] Equipment that discharges liquid waste should be drained by indirect piping and be discharge into a floor sink through a 1 inch air gap.

      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

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  2. EarlierMay 20, 2025Routine inspection96 out of 100 (Green placard)

    2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (2)

    • Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      K27 Food separated and protected

      An unprotected rack used to transport ribs from the cafe to the outdoor bbq area. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from potential contamination during transportation to and from the bbq area via a enclosed cambro box or other approved alternative.

    • Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed

      The department's words

      K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use

      The outdoor bbq area located in the parking lot is not separated from public access. [CA] The open-air barbecue or outdoor wood-burning oven is separated from public access to prevent food contamination or injury to the public by using ropes or other approved methods.

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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  1. Learn how these get fixed

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    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
    • No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test

    Open the steps here

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    Call Backyard Cafe @ 1350 Charleston: (650) 621-0262

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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
96 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Questions about Backyard Cafe @ 1350 Charleston

When was Backyard Cafe @ 1350 Charleston last inspected?

The county last inspected Backyard Cafe @ 1350 Charleston on Sep 16, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Backyard Cafe @ 1350 Charleston?

The county listed 2 violations on Sep 16, 2026: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair and No backflow test on file.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Sep 16, 2026, the county marked none as critical.