At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
91/ 100 · 9 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Nov 25, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Bell Tower Cafe 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 Bell Tower Cafe?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- No menu note about raw or undercooked food K19How to fixFix it
- Hood filters need cleaning K38How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How 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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Next: No menu note about raw or undercooked foodThe county found: “Consumer advisory on menu lacks disclosure that benedicts are contain raw or undercooked proteins. [CA] Consumer…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 3-305.11.
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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 (18 → 9). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestNov 25, 2025Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 91 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Nov 25, 2025.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
No menu note about raw or undercooked food
The department's words
K19 Consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods
Consumer advisory on menu lacks disclosure that benedicts are contain raw or undercooked proteins. [CA] Consumer advisory shall be provided on menus, brochures, deli case, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means with a disclosure and reminder. (1) Disclosure: clearly written statement that includes either a description of the animal-derived foods, such as “oysters on the half shell (raw oysters), or identification of animal derived foods marked by an asterisk (*) directing to a footnote that items are served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients (2) Reminder: clearly written statement that identifies animal-derived foods by asterik that marks a food note includes one of the following: "Written information regarding the safety of these food items is available upon request " or "Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Employee and customer restrooms lack ventilation fans or openable windows. [CA] Restrooms shall have an openable screened window, an air shaft, or a light switch-activated exhaust fan, consistent with the requirements of local building codes.
Food Code 6-501.14
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In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Two-door upright refrigerator in the kitchen inoperable. Employee stated that the refrigerator had went out this morning. Ambient temperature of the refrigerator measured at 53F. Employee had already removed all food items and relocated into separate refrigerators prior to inspection. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below.
Food Code 4-101.11
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Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility lacks quaternary ammonia test strips. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
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EarlierJul 8, 2025Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 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
In the insert prep top of the 2 door prep unit, measured cooked chicken between 58F and 66F. Per operator, cooked chicken was prepared 40 minutes prior and stored in the 2 door prep unit. In the back storage area, measured 3 boxes of raw shelled eggs stored at 58F. Per operator, raw shelled eggs delivered to the facility about 30 minutes prior. [CA] Ensure potentially hazardous foods are properly cooled to 41F and below prior to storage in the insert prep top of prep units. Potentially hazardous foods shall be held cold at 41F and below or held hot at 135F and above to prevent bacterial growth. [SA] Operator discarded container of cooked chicken. Operator moved boxes of raw shelled eggs into nearby refrigeration to facilitate proper holding temperatures.
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Not critical (4)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Observed employee food handler cards are expired. [CA] Ensure all employees that handle food obtain valid food handler cards.
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
In the back storage area, observed fruit flies around lemons and oranges. [CA] Ensure facility is kept free of fruit flies to prevent possible contamination of food.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
In the dry storage closet, observed open bags of pinto beans and dry pasta. [CA] Ensure all open bags of dry food are transferred to food grade containers and covered with a fitted lid.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
By the front counter, on the floor by the undercounter refrigerator, observed a piece of wood installed in place to cover missing cove base tiles. In the warewash area, on the floor by the utensil storage racks, observed broken cove base tiles. [CA] Ensure facility floors are repaired and an approved flooring material is installed. Seal all cracks and crevices to prevent harborage of vermin.
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
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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
- 91 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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