At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Aug 17, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Breaktime Cafe & Tea 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 Breaktime Cafe & Tea?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food K29How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: flies K23How 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: Chemicals unlabeled or stored near foodThe county found: “Household pest repellent spray stored at mop sink area. [CA]: Remove unapproved household pest repellent spray from…”
First step: Store them away from food
Then the next one: Pests seen inside: flies
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Store them away from food
From Food Code 7-201.11
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 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 (11 → 5). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestAug 17, 2026Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 95 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 17, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Household pest repellent spray stored at mop sink area. [CA]: Remove unapproved household pest repellent spray from the facility.
Food Code 7-201.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Store them away from food
- Store chemicals below and away from food, dishes, utensils, linens and single-use items. Never on a shelf above food.
- Separate them by space or a partition.
- Keep only the chemicals the kitchen needs.
From Food Code 7-201.11
Label every container
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Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Are you Breaktime Cafe & Tea? Fix it
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Small flies observed around floor sink at front line prep area. [CA]: Remove flies in a safe and legal manner. Maintain facility free from vermin. Remove any standing water.
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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Are you Breaktime Cafe & Tea? Fix it
EarlierSep 12, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
*REPEAT VIOLATION* 1. Personal cellphone stored on a clean strainer equipment by 3 comp sink. 2. Personal and unsecured beverage stored on 3 comp sink drain board while staff was actively preparing food. No direct contamination observed. 3. Personal beverages stored above 2 door under counter cooler. Personal items stored on surface where food preparation is conducted. [CA]: No person shall store clothing or personal effects in any area used for the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces. Employees shall not eat in food preparation areas.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
*REPEAT VIOLATION* Multiple open bags of food at dry storage area. [CA]: All open bags of dry food shall be transferred or stored in food grade containers and covered with a fitted lid.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Facility has a fryer (AUTOFRY, MOTION TECHNOLOGY INC, MODEL #: MTI-10XL) underneath a type 2 hood. Unit is used for cooking/frying raw popcorn chicken, raw chicken and vegetable gyoza, fries, and cheese sticks. This unit is self contained but there is no application submitted to the department regarding exemption for no mechanical ventilation. [CA]: Permit owner shall submit the following: 1. Completed application for exemption from mechanical ventilation (application provided on site) 2. A statement from licensed mechanical engineer confirming that the equipment does not produce toxic gases, smoke, grease, vapors, or heat when operated under maximum use conditions using the specific menu items of the facility.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
*REPEAT VIOLATION* Utensils stored in stagnant water without temperature control. [CA]: Scoops and utensils shall be stored in water at 135F or above, in a clean and dry container, or in a dipper well with running water at a rate sufficient to flush away loose particles from utensils when storing in between use.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Brown and pink buildup on the interior surface of ice machine. No direct contamination. [CA]: Properly clean and sanitize the interior of ice machine. Food contact surface equipment shall be maintained clean at all times. Ensure ice is protected at all times during cleaning.
EarlierNov 7, 2024Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
At the cook line next to induction burner, boba scoop was stored in stagnant water. [CA]: Scoops and utensils shall be stored in water at 135F or above, in a clean and dry container, or in a dipper well with running water at a rate sufficient to flush away loose particles from utensils when storing in between use.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
At the dry storage rack area, multiple dry open bags of dry food were observed. [CA]: Ensure all open bags of dry food are immediately transferred to food grade containers or stored in food grade containers and covered with a fitted lid.
The department's words
K24 Person in charge present and performing duties
No person in charge was present at the time of inspection. [CA]: There shall be a designated person in charge in the facility during all hours of operation.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
At the 3 compartment sink, the sanitizer solution at the sanitizer basin measured at 0 ppm. No active ware-washing/sanitizing during inspection. Dispenser was dispensing 0 ppm of Chlorine sanitizer. [CA]: Manual sanitization shall be accomplished in the final sanitizing rinse by contacting a chlorine solution of 100 PPM concentration for at least 30 seconds. Assess/adjust chlorine dispenser as needed. [COS]: Facility has Chlorine sanitizer. Employee set up 3 compartment sink with 100 PPM of Chlorine sanitizer solution.
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
In the 1 door reach in at the front service line, multiple containers of vietnamese coffee (with condensed milk) measured at approximately 56 F - 57F was in sealed containers. Per Staff, beverage started cooling down approximately 4 hours prior to measurement. [CA]: Potentially Hazardous Foods shall be cooled from 135F to 70F within 2 hours and then from 70F to 41F within 4 hours (6 hours total). When placing food in the refrigerator to cool, containers should be loosely covered or uncovered if protected from overhead contamination, to facilitate heat transfer from the surface of the food. [COS]: Employee loosely covered beverage containers.
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Personal lotion and unsecured personal beverage stored on top of under counter cooler. [CA]: Personal items shall be stored in a designated area separate from food and food contact surfaces.
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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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
- 95 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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