At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
81/ 100 · 19 points taken off
6 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Oct 28, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Erik's Deli Branham Square 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 Erik's Deli Branham Square?
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: Hands not washed when needed K05How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Hot food below 135°F K07How 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: Hands not washed when neededThe county found: “After handling dirty equipment/dishes, employee did not remove gloves and wash hands before handling sanitized…”
First step: When to wash
Then the next one: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.14, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 4-301.12.
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When to wash
From Food Code 2-301.14
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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).
Every visit
LatestOct 28, 2025Routine inspection81 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 81 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Oct 28, 2025.
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
After handling dirty equipment/dishes, employee did not remove gloves and wash hands before handling sanitized equipment/dishes. [CA] After handling dirty equipment, employees must remove gloves and wash hands prior to handling sanitized equipment. [COS] Instructed to remove gloves and wash hands, equipment to be sanitized again.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 2-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
When to wash
- Before you start food work and before you put on gloves
- After the restroom (wash twice; see below)
- After touching your face, hair, nose or body
From Food Code 2-301.14
How to wash
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Handwashing
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Not critical (5)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed missing grout in tiles and coving throughout facility. Observed missing coving around back of cabinet with register. [CA] Repair/replace grout and broken floor tiles. The juncture of the floor and wall shall be coved with a 3/8-inch minimum radius coving and shall extend up the wall at least 4 inches. Observed holes in FRP through dishwashing area. [CA] Repair holes in structure and maintain in good repair to prevent pest harborage.
Food Code 6-101.11
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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
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Pasta and macaroni salad in display case measured 47F. Per PIC, they had been in the unit less than 1 hour. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above.
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Ambient air of display case measured 47F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below.
Food Code 4-101.11
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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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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 employee belongings stored on shelves with bread. [CA] No person shall store clothing or personal effects in any area used for the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces. Observed extra unused oven on table next to preparation unit. [CA] The premises of a food facility shall be free items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the facility, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used.
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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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Faucet at preparation sink leaks when turned on. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
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
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EarlierJan 16, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierJan 14, 2025Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Yellow placard)
3 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Paper towel dispenser at the only hand wash in preparation area was not working. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in working dispensers at all times during operation.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Observed employee place large cutting board into mechanical warewash and run mechanical warewash. After cycle was complete chlorine measured 0ppm. Mechanical warewash was run several more times, liquid in bottle replaced and still measured 0ppm. [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash at 50ppm. [SA] PIC set up two compartment sink to use for manual washing and sanitizing.
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)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Plugs were not available for one compartment of the three compartment sink. Second sink was set up for sanitizing. [CA] Plugs/stoppers shall be available to fill up the warewashing sink.
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.
- Hands not washed when needed Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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
- 81 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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