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Blossom Hill Liquor

Other food place · San Jose, CA

2 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

9 problems found · 3 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jul 2, 2025

At the routine inspection on Jul 2, 2025. The latest visit, on Jul 7, 2025, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Blossom Hill Liquor got more than most.

Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Blossom Hill Liquor?

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

  1. Marked critical: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
  2. Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
  3. Marked critical: Food in poor condition K13How 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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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 6-501.111, Food Code 6-501.112.

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Fix and log it: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

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Clean first, then sanitize

From Food Code 4-603.16

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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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.

Nice work, Blossom Hill Liquor. At the follow-up five days later, the county listed no items still open.

You cleared the re-check in five days. We're proud of you.

Every visit

  1. LatestJul 7, 2025Follow-up inspection

    No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.

    This one: a follow-up inspection on Jul 7, 2025. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Jul 2, 2025: 62 out of 100 (Yellow placard).

  2. EarlierJul 2, 2025Routine inspection62 out of 100 (Yellow placard)

    9 violations listed, 3 marked critical.

    Critical (3)

    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

      The department's words

      K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized

      Facility did not have sanitizer available at time of inspection. [CA] Sanitizer must be provided at all times during operation. [COS] PIC provided bleach.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 4-602.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Clean first, then sanitize

      • 1. Scrape off food.
      • 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
      • 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).

      From Food Code 4-603.16

      When to clean food-contact surfaces

      4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths

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    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      Soap and paper towels were not provided at three compartment sink (used for handwashing). Soap dispenser was full but not working, paper towel dispenser was empty. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in working dispenser and paper towels in dispenser at handwash stations at all times. Minor - Bar soap provided in restroom. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 5-205.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Hand sinks are for hands only

      • Wash only at a handwashing sink.
      • Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
      • Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.

      From Food Code 2-301.15

      Soap and hand sanitizer

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      Handwashing

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      Fix and log it now

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    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Food in poor condition

      The department's words

      K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated

      Observed interior panel of ice machine with black mold like substance. Observed water dripping over mold like substance and onto the ice below. [CA] Food is adulterated if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it impure or injurious to health and shall be discarded immediately. [COS] PIC cleaned and sanitized ice machine. Maintain ice machine free of mold like substance to prevent contamination of ice.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 3-101.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Reject it if you see

      • Frozen food with big ice crystals, frozen liquid in the bottom, or water stains (thawed and refrozen)
      • A time-temperature indicator showing it got too warm, even if the food looks fine
      • Cans that are swollen, leaking, rusty, deeply dented at the seams, or missing labels

      From Food Code 6-501.111

      Approved sources only

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      Receiving deliveries

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    Not critical (6)

    • No hot or cold water at a sink

      The department's words

      K21 Hot and cold water available

      Warm water at handwash in restroom measured 74F after allowing water to run. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped to provide minimum 100°F water under pressure for a minimum of 15 seconds.

      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

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Blossom Hill Liquor? Fix it

    • Signs posted; last inspection report available

      The department's words

      K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available

      Current Environmental Health permit was not posted at time of inspection. [CA] The health permit issued by this department shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food facility.

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

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

      Observed brown mold like substance on panels behind three compartment sink. [CA] Clean and sanitize walls behind three compartment sink and maintain in good condition.

      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 Blossom Hill Liquor? Fix it

    • Pests seen inside: droppings

      The department's words

      K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals

      Observed rodent droppings in back storage area by the three compartment sink. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of old droppings.

      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

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Signs of pests and what to do

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    • Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning

      The department's words

      K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned

      Resteroom door was not self closing. [CA] Toilet rooms shall be separated by well-fitted, self-closing doors that prevent the passage of flies, dust, or odors. Repair/replace door.

      Food Code 6-302.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Check the restroom

      • Soap, paper towels or a dryer, toilet paper and warm water at every restroom sink.
      • The door closes by itself.
      • After the toilet: wash in the restroom, then wash again at the kitchen sink.

      From Food Code 6-301.11

      Clean it on a schedule

      5 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Restrooms, mops and rags

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      Fix and log it now

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    • Dish sink or dish machine not set up right

      The department's words

      K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips

      Chlorine test strips were not provided at time of inspection. [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

      Washing, step by step

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      The three-compartment sink, step by step

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      Fix and log it now

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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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    Call Blossom Hill Liquor: (408) 440-6606

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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
Follow-up inspection
Result
Green placard
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.

Questions about Blossom Hill Liquor

When was Blossom Hill Liquor last inspected?

The county last inspected Blossom Hill Liquor on Jul 7, 2025. It was a follow-up inspection.

What did the county find at Blossom Hill Liquor?

The county listed no violations on Jul 7, 2025.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Jul 7, 2025, the county marked none as critical.