At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Dec 4, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Cafe 13 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 Cafe 13?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Signs posted; last inspection report available K47How to fixFix it
- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How 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.
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Next: No person in charge on dutyThe county found: “Food Safety Certification was not available for review. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 6-501.112.
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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 (29 → 8). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestDec 4, 2025Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 92 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Dec 4, 2025.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Food Safety Certification was not available for review. [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.
Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available
Current health permit was not posted in a conspicuous place. [CA] The current health permit issued by this department shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food facility.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Lack hot running water for the hand washing sinks in the restrooms. [CA] Hand washing facilities equipped with a mixing valve that is not readily adjustable at the faucet, shall provide warm water at least 100°F, but not greater than 108°F.
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
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EarlierJun 17, 2025Routine inspection71 out of 100 (Green placard)
10 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Sneezing or coughing near food
The department's words
K03 No discharge from eyes, nose, mouth
Food employee was coughing. [CA] Food employees are not allowed to work with exposed food, clean equipment, clean utensils, or clean linens while experiencing persistent coughing that is associated with discharges from the mouth that cannot be controlled by medication. [SA] Must use mask as long you are coughing.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (9)
Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available
Facility was posting expired permit. [CA] The valid health permit issued by this department shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food facility. [COS] Employee posted a valid permit.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility has expired test strips. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Janitorial sink lack back siphonage protection device. [CA] The potable water supply shall be protected with a backflow or back siphonage protection device.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Handwashing sink in the restroom was measured 70F. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped to provide minimum 100°F water under pressure for a minimum of 15 seconds.
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 unused equipments in the back area. [CA] The premises of a food facility shall be free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the facility, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used.
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Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Used wiping towel was stored on the counter next to the cutting board. [CA] Wiping towels shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use (100 ppm - chlorine, 200 ppm - quaternary ammonium). [COS] Employee prepared a wiping cloth bucket.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Ketchup plastic cover was torn/broken. [CA] Food shall be properly covered to prevent cross contamination.
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed glue strip under 2-comp sink with one cockroach and another glue strip behind ice machine with another cockroach. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches or old droppings. Facility has a pest control service that comes three times a week.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Facility lack Food safety Certification. [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.
EarlierMar 4, 2025Routine inspectionGreen placard
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Damage wall behind the 2-compartment warewash area. [CA] The walls / ceilings shall have durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, light-colored, and washable surfaces. All floor surfaces, other than the customer service areas, shall be approved, smooth, durable and made of nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Cracked light cover in the kitchen area. [CA] Replace cracked light cover.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Lack test strips. [CA] Testing material to check sanitizer level shall be provide. NOTE: Replace 2-comp warewash sink with the 3-comp sink in the storage.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lack soap and single use paper towel dispenser. [CA] Provide soap and single use paper towel dispenser before opening.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Mechanical hood has two broken filters and a gap between filters. [CA] All utensils and equipment shall be fully operative and in good repair. Eliminate gap between filters.
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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- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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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
- 92 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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