At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · May 28, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Denny's 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 Denny's?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How 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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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized rightThe county found: “Washed and wet containers stacked on top of each other. [CA]: Equipment and utensils must be properly air dried after…”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
Then the next one: No backflow test on file
Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16.
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Clean first, then sanitize
From Food Code 4-603.16
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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).
Fewer points taken off than last time (11 → 5). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMay 28, 2026Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 95 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 28, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Washed and wet containers stacked on top of each other. [CA]: Equipment and utensils must be properly air dried after sanitizing and prior to stacking
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Are you Denny's? Fix it
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Drip leak observed from drain pipe of 3 comp sink. [CA]: Repair drain pipe and remove leak.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Are you Denny's? Fix it
EarlierAug 29, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 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
Multiple Potentially Hazardous Food (PHFs) measured above 41F in the drawer coolers at cook line (raw chorizo 52F, prime rib 55F, turkey bacon 54F). PHFs were taken from the walk in cooler and placed in the unit approximately 2 hours prior to measurement. Ambient temperature of unit measured at 63F. Note: Manager and staff showed that the unit was accidentally unplugged during cleaning. [CA]: Potentially Hazardous Food shall be cold held at 41F or below at all times. [SA]: PHFs were relocated to other functioning cooling units to cool down. Unit was turned on. Food items may be relocated back to the unit once it is able to properly cold hold PHFs.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
*REPEAT VIOLATION* At the restroom hand sinks (middle and closest to claw machine), maximum water temperatures at the nonadjustable hand sink stations measured above 108F and below 100F respectively. [CA]: Water temperature at nonadjustable hand sink stations shall be maintained between 100F - 108F
EarlierDec 26, 2024Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
*REPEAT VIOLATION* At the restroom closest to the claw machine, maximum water temperature at the nonadjustable hand sink station measured at 65F. At the middle restroom, maximum water temperature at the nonadjustable hand sink station measured at 90F. At the farthest restroom, maximum water temperature at the nonadjustable hand sink station measured at 149F. [CA]: Water temperature at nonadjustable hand sink stations shall be maintained between 100F - 108F.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
At the cook line drawer cooler, the scoop handle was in direct contact with shredded potatoes. [CA]: Ensure that scoops which are stored in food containers for portioning are always stored in a manner which prevents the handle of the scoop from coming into direct contact with food.
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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- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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
- 95 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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