At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
88/ 100 · 12 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Sep 21, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Carl's Jr #1036 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 Carl's Jr #1036?
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
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How 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: No person in charge on dutyThe county found: “PIC does not have a food handler certificate present at time of inspection. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 7-201.11.
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What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
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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).
Every visit
LatestSep 21, 2026Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 88 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 21, 2026.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
PIC does not have a food handler certificate present at time of inspection. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed cardboard boxes line in the walk in freezer floor. [CA] Surfaces flooring and equipment shall be smooth, easily cleanable, nonabsorbent, durable, and maintained in good repair. Remove cardboard boxes lining the walk-in freezer flooring.
Food Code 4-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
The following items have plumbing related issues: 1. The floor sink underneath the burger hot holding unit lacks an air gap [CA] All equipment that discharges liquid waste shall be drained by means of indirect waste pipes, and all wastes drained by them shall discharge through an airgap into a floor sink or other approved type of receptor. 2. Hand sink near 3 compartment sink is draining slowly. [CA] Repair slow draining sink to facilitate safe hand washing. 3. Minor leak coming from plumbing fixture beneath the ware wash sink. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
Food Code 5-205.15
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In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
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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
Mop head drying inside mop bucket. [CA] After mopping, mops should be stored in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
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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Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Fruit flies present near janitorial sink and ware wash station. Additionally, there is a pest control cardboard trap behind the cup storage that has multiple dead insects stuck to it. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies. Communicate with pest control on how to prevent insects and discuss if treatment is needed.
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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EarlierOct 15, 2025Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 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
Measured fries in the hot holding shelf at 102-108F. Per employees, fries were cooked 10 minutes prior to temperature measurement. Per employees, fries are kept on a timer, but the timer was lost at the time of inspection. No evidence of time marking observed during inspection. [CA] Potentially Hazardous Foods shall be kept at 41F or below or 135F or above. [COS] Employee voluntarily discarded the fries.
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Not critical (2)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed active leak from the ice dispenser of the front soda machine. [CA] Repair leak. Equipment shall be maintained in good repair.
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
In the 3-compartment sink and sanitizer buckets, measured the quaternary ammonia concentration above 400 ppm. [CA] Manual sanitization shall be accomplished with a quaternary ammonia concentration of 200-400 ppm, or as per manufacturer's specifications.
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)
What you can do
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
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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
- 88 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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