At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
98/ 100 · 2 points taken off
1 problem found · Routine county inspection · Feb 27, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Central Kitchen 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 Central Kitchen?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How 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
For Central Kitchen's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Central Kitchen. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Central Kitchen first; we check that you run it.
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashedThe county found: “Ice scoop handle is touching ice. [CA] Store scoop handle in such a way that the handle does not come in direct…”
Then the next one.
Log it
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Show what you did
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What people see next
Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.
Left alone, or fixed together
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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).
Every visit
LatestFeb 27, 2026Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 98 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Feb 27, 2026.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Ice scoop handle is touching ice. [CA] Store scoop handle in such a way that the handle does not come in direct contact with food to prevent contamination. [CA] Handle to ice scoop shall be stored so that it is not in direct contact with ice. [COS] Scoop was placed on ice scoop holder.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Central Kitchen? Fix it
EarlierOct 13, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Green placard)
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Walk-in cooler fan covers and ceiling have accumulation of dust. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
EarlierJan 23, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Green placard)
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Torn and deteriorated plastic wrap on the hose for soup pot at cookline. [CA] Remove plastic wrap to prevent physical contamination.
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
As a customer of Central Kitchen, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Call Central Kitchen
Ask for the manager. Central Kitchen can only fix what it knows about.
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Use CleanCleaver at home
Families clean together. Chores and food dates for everyone at home.
Complain directly to the health department
We are not the health department. You can report to them on their site. Report to County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site)
When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
Do you work at or run Central Kitchen?
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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
- 98 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) .
Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.