At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jun 11, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Element Santa Clara 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 Element Santa Clara?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies K23How to fixFix it
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right K34How 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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Next: Pests seen inside: fruit fliesThe county found: “Flies observed at bar area. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants,…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16.
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What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
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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).
Fewer points taken off than last time (9 → 7). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJun 11, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 93 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 11, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Flies observed at bar area. [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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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Bar is currently close shakers are stored on top of paper towel dispenser at handwash sink in front of handwash sink. [CA] Store shakers and clean utensils away from contaminated surfaces and sources of contamination such as the handwash sink. Recommend adding 6" metal splash guard next to handwash sink to protect utensils to be stored next to handwash sink
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
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Test stripes for chlorine and quaternary ammonia observed to be expired. [CA] Provide current test stripes or testing materials for all types of sanitation used in the facility(chlorine at bar dishwasher; hight temperature at kitchen upright dishwasher; and quaternary ammonia at 3-comp sink)
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
Washing, step by step
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The three-compartment sink, step by step
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EarlierDec 31, 2025Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Flies observed in bar area. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
1) Handwash sink at bar observed to have broken soap dispenser. Bar observed to be closed at time of inspection. Per employee bar isn't open until dinner. [CA] Handwash sinks shall be fully stocked with liquid cleanser and paper towels at all times. [COS] Handsoap dispenser was replaced with handpump. 2) Handwash sink next to utensil storage area without splash guard. [CA] Provide 6" splash guard between handwash sink and food storage/prep area to protect things from contamination. 3)Shaker cups observed to be stored on paper towel dispenser right in front of handwash sink. [CA]Keep handwash sink at bar unobstructed. Store utensils and food contact equipment away from handwash sink to prevent contamination of cups. [COS] Cups were moved.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Under counter dishwasher at bar observed to have entire chemical well dry. Dishwasher observed to not have soap, rinsing agent, or sanitizer. 0ppm chlorine measured when running the dishwasher. No dishwashing observed at time of inspection. Per operator bar doesn't open until dinner service. [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash machine at 50 PPM. [COS] Chemical well was refilled and machine was primed and measured to have 50ppm chlorine.
EarlierJun 19, 2025Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
3-comp sink observed to have small leak in faucet [CA] Repair link and maintain in good condition
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Upright dishwasher measured to have 150F rinse cycle. No dishwashing observed at time of inspection [CA] Mechanical sanitization shall be accomplished in the final sanitizing rinse by achieving a utensil surface temperature of 160°F (or manufacturer's instruction).[SA] Facility shall manually sanitize in 3-comp sink with 200ppm quat ammonia.
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
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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
- 93 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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