At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
79/ 100 · 21 points taken off
6 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Sep 3, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Ebay Cafe got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Ebay Cafe?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Hood filters need cleaning K38How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How 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 Ebay Cafe's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “PHF's at the meat station measured at above 50 F (see measured observations). PIC stated that the items were removed…”
First step: If food is out of range
Then the next one: Hood filters need cleaning
Log it
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112.
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Fix and log it: Hot food below 135°F
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If food is out of range
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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
LatestSep 3, 2025Routine inspection79 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 79 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 3, 2025.
6 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
PHF's at the meat station measured at above 50 F (see measured observations). PIC stated that the items were removed from temperature control 1 hour prior. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] PHF's at the meat station logged with a start time and discard time (less than 4 hours). Measured potato/ chickpea dish at 107 F at the serving line warmer. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Potato dish time logged with a start and discard time. Measured diced tomato and veggie mixture at 49 F - 51 F within the 4 drawer fridge at the rear cook line. PIC stated the mixed was produced 2 hours prior. Ambient temperature of the unit measured at 52 F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Item placed on TPHC with a total serving time of less than 4 hours. Facility intends to hold some PHF's at the serving lines on time as a public health control going forward. Provide written procedures to inspector for review and approval.
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 (5)
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
A hood filter is missing at the front ventilation hood above the cook line. [CA] All hood ventilation filters shall be in place and in good repair.
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Measured the ambient temperature of the 4 drawer fridge at 52 F located at the rear cook line area. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below.
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
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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Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Drain fly activity within the warewashing room. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
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
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Measured eggplant at 58 F within the counter top prep fridge and sliced beef at 80 F within the under grill fridge. Log stated the items began cooling 4 hours prior. [CA] Properly store cooling foods in such a way to allow proper air flow. Fully cool PHF's within the walk in refrigerator prior to placing in cold holding units. [COS] Egg plant placed on sheet pans within the walk in fridge. Beef reheated to 165 F and placed on sheet pans to restart the cooling process.
Food Code 3-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If you miss a stage
- Missed stage 1 (not 70°F by 2 hours): reheat to 165°F and start over, or throw it out.
- Missed stage 2 (not 41°F by 6 hours): throw it out.
How to cool fast
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Cooling food in two stages
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No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Measured the water temperature at a maximum of 70F at the hand wash sink in the salad island area. Two hand wash sinks at the cook line were marked out of order due to insufficient hot water flow (additional fully functional hand wash sinks available for use). [CA] Handwashing facilities equipped with a mixing valve that is not readily adjustable at the faucet, shall provide warm water at least 100°F, but not greater than 108°F.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Are you Ebay Cafe? 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)
What you can do
As a customer of Ebay Cafe, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
- Cooked food not cooled in time Read the free guide
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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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
- 79 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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