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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
77/ 100 · 23 points taken off
7 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 13, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Embassy Suites Hotel #9526 - Taste 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 Embassy Suites Hotel #9526 - Taste?
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-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
- Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “1. Lack of soap at 2 handwashing stations in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Ensure soap is always available for…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 4-301.12.
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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 · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestAug 13, 2025Routine inspection77 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 77 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 13, 2025.
7 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
1. Lack of soap at 2 handwashing stations in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Ensure soap is always available for handwashing. [Corrected on Site] Person in charge refilled the soap. 2. Lack of paper towels in one of the employee's restroom. [Corrective Action] Ensure paper towels are always available for drying hands. [Corrected on Site] Person in charge refilled the paper towel dispenser. 3. There is no faucet at the handwashing sink at the bar. [Corrective Action] Install a faucet with hot and cold running water. [Suitable Alternative] Employee shall wash hands in the wash basin of the 3 compartment sink. Provide soap in a pump bottle and loose paper towels nearby the 3 compartment sink to use temporarily.
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 (6)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Utensil surface in the high temperature dishwasher was measured at 157 degrees Fahrenheit. [Corrective Action] Ensure utensil surface reaches a minimum sanitizing temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit in the high temperature dishwasher.
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
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Potentially Hazardous Foods in the walk-in cooler B were measured at 43 degrees Fahrenheit. [Corrective Action] Maintain Potentially Hazardous Foods at or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
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)
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Hot and cold holding
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Lack of thermo labels or device to monitor proper sanitizing temperature of utensils for the high temperature dishwasher. [Corrective Action] Provide thermo labels or device to monitor proper sanitizing temperature of utensils.
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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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Observed water leak from the pump at the high temperature dishwasher in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Repair to stop the leak.
Food Code 5-205.15
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In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Observed broken refrigeration units and coffee brewer in the kitchen. Per PIC, those equipment will not be repaired. [Corrective Action] Remove unused equipment from the premise.
Food Code 6-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Facility lack manager Food Safety Certificate. [Corrective Action] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times.
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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- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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
- 77 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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