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Denning House

Other food place · Stanford, CA

1 inspection

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Oct 1, 2025

Is that a lot?

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

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: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
  2. No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
  3. Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How 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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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11.

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Inspections

From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026

The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.

Every visit

  1. LatestOct 1, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 87 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Oct 1, 2025.

    3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

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

      Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      Tofu, chicken and feta cheese measured at buffet line between 60F-65F. No ice or cold holding units provided at self service area. Extra containers of food observed on cart in kitchen. Per catering staff and Munger time line document, food is delivered by Munger kitchen to this location between 10-1030 (today it was delivered at 10:05 a). All leftover food is brought back to Munger at 130pm and is discarded immediately. [CA] Maintain potentially hazardous food 41F and below or 135F and above. Relocate extra food on cart in refrigerators . [SA] Food will be discarded between 130-2p. Food on cart (extra tofu, chicken, cheese) located in refrigerator for holding. NOTE: When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a public health control, PHFs shall be time marked to indicate when item is removed from temperature control, discarded if not consumed or served within 4 hours, and written procedures shall be readily available for review.

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

      Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      If food is out of range

      • Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
      • Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
      • Unknown time or longer: throw it out.

      Which foods need temperature control (TCS)

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Hot and cold holding

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    Not critical (2)

    • No person in charge on duty

      The department's words

      K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

      Unable to locate current food safety managers certificate and food handlers card. [CA] Keep copies available at this location for review. Recommend to post on wall in kitchen. Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire. At least one person shall be food safety certified.

    • Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      K27 Food separated and protected

      Observed uncovered food at self service area in the dining room. [CA] Food shall be protected by droplet contamination through the use of sneeze guards. Provide sneeze guards.

      Food Code 3-302.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Top to bottom

      • 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
      • 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
      • 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)

      From Food Code 3-302.11

      Keep raw meat types apart

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Fridge and freezer storage order

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      Fix and log it now

      Are you Denning House? Fix it

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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About this record

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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
87 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Questions about Denning House

When was Denning House last inspected?

The county last inspected Denning House on Oct 1, 2025. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Denning House?

The county listed 3 violations on Oct 1, 2025: Hot food below 135°F; No person in charge on duty; and Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Oct 1, 2025, the county marked 1 as critical.