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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
94/ 100 · 6 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Feb 12, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Good Karma Artisan Ales & Cafe 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 Good Karma Artisan Ales & Cafe?
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- Signs posted; last inspection report available K47How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Where food may never be stored
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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 (18 → 6). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestFeb 12, 2026Routine inspection94 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 94 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Feb 12, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available
The restroom handwash station lacks a handwash reminder sign. [CA] A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be posted at all handwashing stations used by food employees.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
An open bulk box of chips was found open. [CA] Store open bulk foods in approved NSF containers with tight fitting lids.
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
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
FRP near the three compartment sink is beginning to detach. [CA] Ensure to maintain the floors, walls, and ceilings of the facility clean and in good repair.
Food Code 6-101.11
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EarlierMar 13, 2025Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)
7 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (7)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
*2ND REPEAT VIOLATION* Food Safety Certification was not available at time of the inspection. [CA] 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. Failure to comply may result in further enforcement actions from this department.
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Patrons are required to enter through a preparation area to enter and use the restroom facilities. [CA] Notwithstanding Section 113984.1, toilet facilities that are provided for use by consumers, guests, or invitees shall be in a location where consumers, guests, and invitees do not pass through food preparation, food storage, or utensil washing areas to reach the toilet facilities. For Reference: 113984.1. Food preparation area, consumer access consumer access to a food facility through the food preparation area is permissible, at the discretion of the permit holder, if Ready-To-Eat Foods are prepared in approved areas separated from sources of contamination by a space of at least three feet from the consumer and in areas that are separate from raw or undercooked foods. The route of access shall be separated from the required space by a rail or wall at least three feet high or otherwise clearly delineated.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
In the restroom, at the only hand wash station, there was no permanent dispenser for the soap or paper towels. A pump bottle of soap and a roll of paper towels were available for use. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times. Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels.
No plan for a special process
The department's words
K18 Compliance with variance/ROP/HACCP Plan
*2ND REPEAT VIOLATION* Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are not available for vacuum sealing process used in the facility. Observed unsealed sous vide bags in the upright cooler. [CA] SOPS shall be available to review at all times for reduced oxygen packaging process used in the facility. Provide a SOP for the process to this department within the comply by date. Failure to comply may result in further enforcement from this department.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Spoon spatulas were found in a container of water measuring at 69°F. [CA] Utensils shall be stored in the following 1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. 2) In running water. 3) In a container of water at 135°F or above. 4) At room temperature if washed within 4 hours of initial use. [COS] Staff washed the spatulas and placed new ones in an insert with water at the steam table.
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Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
--48 HOUR NOTICE— Our records indicate this facility is operating without a valid permit and has a delinquent account. Your balance due is $1,975.00. Payment must be made immediately to DEH at the address at the top of this report or via our website at www.Ehinfo.org. A facility that submits payment of the outstanding balance within 48 hours (2 business days) of this notice will be issued and mailed an operating permit by this department. Failure to comply within 48 hours will result in facility closure and additional enforcement, including but not limited to reinspection(s) and additional cost recovery fees. A facility found to be in continued operation without a permit may incur a penalty of three (3) times the operating permit fee, and fee(s) for re-inspection(s) charged at the current hourly rate approved by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Penalties and fees incurred due to enforcement activities must be paid in full prior to the issuance of an operating permit.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
In the kitchen area, at the three compartment sink, chlorine was measured at 50 ppm. [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] Staff adjusted the concentration at time of the inspection.
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
- 94 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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