At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
94/ 100 · 6 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jun 23, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most coffee shops here got 0 to 9 points taken off. Block Coffee got about the same as most.
Compared with 385 Santa Clara County coffee shops. Each shop's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Block Coffee?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer K40How 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: Food on the floor or under dripsThe county found: “Observed the open boxes of things like sugar packets, etc stored on the floor. [CA] Remove from the floor and store on…”
First step: Where food may never be stored
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 3-304.14.
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Where food may never be stored
From 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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (7 → 6). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJun 23, 2026Routine inspection94 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 94 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 23, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed the open boxes of things like sugar packets, etc stored on the floor. [CA] Remove from the floor and store on the shelves.
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
Observed the floors to be soiled and turning black. Also observed used cardboard to line the floor and it is now dirty and deteriorated. The floor sink is soiled and turning brown. [CA] clean the floor and remove the cardboard. Clean the soiled floor sink.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Observed the used wiping cloths on the table tops. [CA] The used wiping towels must be in sanitizer between each use. [CA] corrected.
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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EarlierJan 9, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
The department's words
K24 Person in charge present and performing duties
The person in charge improperly made a sanitizer for dish washing. [CA] PIC must know how to propely perform duties such as setting up the dish sink. Besides the PIC there is one other employee with only 2 days on the job here in this facility. Always wash, rinse, and sanitize with 100ppm chlorine in the sanitizer compartment.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Observed personal belongings on shelves and in other areas of the kitchen. [CA] Install wall mounted lockers to store personal belongings inside.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
There is not a FSC. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times. According to the owner the other owner/business partner will sign up for the FSC exam.
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)
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- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer 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
- 94 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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