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Cooking Cooking

Other food place · Santa Clara, CA

3 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jun 22, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Cooking Cooking 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 Cooking Cooking?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
  2. Hood filters need cleaning K38How to fixFix it

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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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We'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.

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  1. Fix it together

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  3. Show what you did

    Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.

Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 6-501.111, Food Code 3-501.13, Food Code 4-301.12.

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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use

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0 of 3 done

Hand sinks are for hands only

From Food Code 2-301.15

Logged

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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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).

Points taken off at each routine inspection
Feb 18, 2025: 25Nov 25, 2025: 7Jun 22, 2026: 102571020252026

Every visit

  1. LatestJun 22, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 22, 2026.

    2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      No paper towel in one of the kitchen dispensers [CA] Keep all dispensers supplied - Corrected

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 5-205.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Hand sinks are for hands only

      • Wash only at a handwashing sink.
      • Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
      • Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.

      From Food Code 2-301.15

      Soap and hand sanitizer

      4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Handwashing

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      Fix and log it now

      Are you Cooking Cooking? Fix it

    Not critical (1)

    • Hood filters need cleaning

      The department's words

      K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use

      Some hood filters show grease buildup [[CA] Clean the hood filters Some kitchen lights missing cover [CA] Provide light covers

      Food Code 6-501.14

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Hood filters

      Hood filters clean

      In CleanCleaver: Hood filters

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Cooking Cooking? Fix it

  2. EarlierNov 25, 2025Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)

    3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (3)

    • No person in charge on duty

      The department's words

      K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

      Food safety certificate has expired [CA] Renew certificate by 01/25.26

    • Hood filters need cleaning

      The department's words

      K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use

      Some hood filters show grease buildup [[CA] Clean the hood filters Some hood filters are damaged [CA] Replace damaged hood filters Some kitchen lights missing cover [CA] Provide light covers

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean

      Black dust accumulated on the kitchen ceiling [CA] Clean the ceiling

  3. EarlierFeb 18, 2025Routine inspection75 out of 100 (Green placard)

    9 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Food in poor condition

      The department's words

      K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated

      One can of bamboo shoots dented at the seams [CA] Remove and do not accept or use such cans - Corrected

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

    Not critical (8)

    • Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed

      The department's words

      K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use

      The large blender shows heavy staining [CA] Clean the blender

    • Food thawed the wrong way

      The department's words

      K26 Approved thawing methods used; frozen food

      Chicken being thawed in the food prep sink in standing water [CA] Thaw frozen foods under cold running water or overnight in the refrigerator.

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean

      REPEAT VIOLATION: Floor under the cooking equipment show debris and grease buildup [CA] Clean the floor

    • Hood filters need cleaning

      The department's words

      K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use

      REPEAT VIOLATION: 1. Some kitchen lights missing cover [CA] Provide light covers as needed 2. Gap between front hood filters [CA] Eliminate the gap for proper ventilation

    • Dish sink or dish machine not set up right

      The department's words

      K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips

      Lack chlorine test paper [CA] Provide chlorine test paper and check levels daily

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    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean

      1. Underside of some kitchen shelves show heavy debris buildup [CA] Clean underside of shelves 2. Walk-in cooler fan guards show dust buildup [CA] Clean the fan guards

    • Thermometer missing or reading wrong

      The department's words

      K39 Thermometers provided, accurate

      Lack a probe thermometer [CA] Provide a probe thermometer and check food temperature daily

    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      1. Soap dispenser fpr one of the two cook line hand sinks does not work [CA] Keep all dispensers supplied and in working condition - Corrected 2. Water at the restrooms premix faucet 60F [CA] Maintain hot water at 100F - 108F

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 Cooking Cooking, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
    • Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters

    Open the steps here

  2. Let Cooking Cooking know

    Ask for the manager. Cooking Cooking can only fix what it knows about.

    The department lists no phone for this place.

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    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)

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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) .

Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.

Questions about Cooking Cooking

When was Cooking Cooking last inspected?

The county last inspected Cooking Cooking on Jun 22, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Cooking Cooking?

The county listed 2 violations on Jun 22, 2026: Hand sink not ready to use and Hood filters need cleaning.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Jun 22, 2026, the county marked 1 as critical.