At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jan 14, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Cafe Hut 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 Hut?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Cooked food not cooled in time K09How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: roaches 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: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repairThe county found: “In the kitchen area, above the front counter, observed an uncovered ceiling panel. [CA] Ensure ceilings are sealed to…”
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (18 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJan 14, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jan 14, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
In the kitchen area, above the front counter, observed an uncovered ceiling panel. [CA] Ensure ceilings are sealed to prevent possible harborage and/or access to the facility.
Food Code 6-101.11
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Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
In the storage area, in the 2 door reach in refrigerator, measured a covered container of birria at 140F. [CA] Potentially hazardous foods shall be RAPIDLY cooled from 135F to 70F within 2 hours, and then from 70F to 41F within 4 hours. Cooling foods shall be left uncovered to allow for ventilation of heat. [SA] Operator removed container of birria from refrigeration and left uncovered for cooling.
Food Code 3-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If you miss a stage
- Missed stage 1 (not 70°F by 2 hours): reheat to 165°F and start over, or throw it out.
- Missed stage 2 (not 41°F by 6 hours): throw it out.
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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
In the stall for the mop sink, on the top corners of the stall, observed accumulation of cockroach/insect droppings. No live or dead vermin observed. [CA] Ensure facility is kept free of vermin. Clean and sanitize areas with activity. Seal all cracks and crevices to prevent possible harborage. Contact pest control to provide service for facility.
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
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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
In the kitchen area, observed a wooden piece installed on the wall with crevices all around the piece. In the storage area, on the lower wall along the door into the kitchen area, observed cracks and crevices along the side panels and large holes in the side panels. [CA] Ensure all cracks, crevices, gaps, and holes are sealed to prevent harborage of vermin.
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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Are you Cafe Hut? Fix it
EarlierFeb 20, 2025Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
In the kitchen area, at the 2 door prep unit, stored on top of containers in the insert prep top, measured sliced cheese and sliced turkey at 55F. Per operator, sliced cheese and sliced turkey stored for an hour. [CA] Ensure potentially hazardous foods are held cold at 41F and below. [SA] Operator moved sliced cheese and sliced turkey to undercounter compartment of 2 door prep unit to facilitate proper holding temperatures.
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Not critical (4)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Food safety manager's certificate unavailable upon request. [CA] Ensure a valid food safety manager's certificate is obtained and posted within the facility.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Observed grease/debris on the ceiling released from vent above the hood. [CA] Ensure ventilation is functioning properly and able to adequately ventilate grease, heat, smoke, vapors, steam and odors.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
At the 3 compartment sink, measured hot water at 112F. [CA] Ensure hot water at the 3 compartment sink is provided at 120F to allow for proper cleaning and sanitizing of utensils and equipment.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed a hole in the wall corner to the left of the steam table. From the entrance into the kitchen area, observed open walls/flooring leading up to the area. [CA] Ensure facility walls are properly sealed to prevent harborage of vermin.
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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- Cooked food not cooled in time Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: roaches 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
- 90 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
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