At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jul 4, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Ema Karaoke Bar & Grill 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 Ema Karaoke Bar & Grill?
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: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “Paper towel dispenser in the kitchen was empty. Per owner, dispenser is broken. [corrective action] Replace the…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Food on the floor or under drips
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 4-603.16.
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Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 2 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 (21 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJul 4, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 4, 2026.
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Paper towel dispenser in the kitchen was empty. Per owner, dispenser is broken. [corrective action] Replace the paper towel dispenser. [suitable alternative] Owner provided a roll of paper towels and stored next to the hand sink.
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
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Handwashing
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Not critical (1)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed repackaged cheese stored in the outdoor reach-in freezer. [corrective action] Outdoor freezers can be used to store only manufacturer packaged food items. Once packages are opened to portion out the food, the repackaged items must remain inside of this facility (can not be brought back out to store in the outdoor freezers).
Food Code 3-305.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Where food may never be stored
- Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
- Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.
From Food Code 3-305.11
Top to bottom
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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EarlierJun 5, 2025Routine inspection79 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Only hand wash station within the kitchen area is blocked at the time of inspection and missing paper towels. [CA] Hand washing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. [COS] PIC was able to stock and remove items blocking the hand wash station.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Unable to provide a food manger certification and food handler cards at the time of inspection. [CA] Obtain a food manger certification within 60-days and food handler cards within 30-days. REPEAT VIOLATION. Failure to comply may result in enforcement action.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Unable to provide test strips for chlorine at the time of inspection. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitation method used during manual or mechanical ware-washing.
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
Unable to provide a probe thermometer at the time of inspection. [CA] An accurate easily readable metal probe thermometer (accurate to +/- 2°F) that is designed to measure the temperature of thin masses shall be provided and readily available to accurately measure the temperatures of potentially hazardous foods.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
3-Compartment sink within the kitchen area was measured at 200PPM of chlorine at the time of inspection. No active warewashing taking place. [CA] Maintain chemical solution for manual warewashing at 100 ppm (1Tbs of bleach (5.25%)/gal of water) for chlorine and 200 ppm (1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%)/2 gal of water) for quaternary ammonium. [COS] PIC was able to dilute solution with water; re-measured at 100PPM.
Pests inside, or a way in for them
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Litter box and cat food noted within the kitchen area at the time of inspection. [CA] No live animals may be allowed in a food facility, except in the following situations; decorative fish or shellfish in aquarium, animals intended for consumption if kept separated from other food and food contact surfaces, dogs under the control of on-duty uniformed law enforcement or private patrol, outdoor dining areas, and service animals. Remove cat items from the facility.
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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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
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