At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
87/ 100 · 13 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Oct 17, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Bj's Restaurant & Brewhouse 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 Bj's Restaurant & Brewhouse?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies K23How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How 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 Bj's Restaurant & Brewhouse's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Measured blue cheese at 45F and quinoa at 45F at salad station top insert unit. Per PIC, these inserts were filled at…”
First step: If food is out of range
Then the next one: Pests seen inside: fruit flies
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112.
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Fix and log it: Hot food below 135°F
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If food is out of range
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestOct 17, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 87 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Oct 17, 2025.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured blue cheese at 45F and quinoa at 45F at salad station top insert unit. Per PIC, these inserts were filled at 11 AM. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] PIC added ice bag on top of inserts to cool PHFs to 41F or below.
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If food is out of range
- Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
- Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
- Unknown time or longer: throw it out.
Which foods need temperature control (TCS)
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Hot and cold holding
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Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed fruit flies near bar hand wash sink. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Accumulation of black residue on floor outside beer walk in cooler and exit door. Observed standing water near hand wash sink in front of walk in cooler. Accumulation of debris and food grime on floor in warewash area. [CA] Clean the floors and floor sinks and maintain in food condition. Observed chipped floor in the back prep area near food preparation sink and cooking equipment. [CA] The floor surfaces shall be smooth, of durable construction, and of nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable. Replace broken floor area with a smooth and of durable construction and nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable.
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 Bj's Restaurant & Brewhouse? Fix it
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Hot water measured at 116F at bar three compartment sink. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at handwash sinks.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Are you Bj's Restaurant & Brewhouse? Fix it
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Observed multiple waste pipes extending into the sink at dish machine and ice machine floor sinks. [CA] All equipment that discharges liquid waste shall be drained by means of indirect waste pipes, and all wastes drained by them shall discharge through an airgap into a floor sink or other approved type of receptor.
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
Are you Bj's Restaurant & Brewhouse? Fix it
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 Bj's Restaurant & Brewhouse, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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
- 87 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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