At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
87/ 100 · 13 points taken off
3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Apr 15, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Haiku Teahouse 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 Haiku Teahouse?
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: Time as a control not marked or logged K08How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
- No person in charge on duty K01How 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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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Time as a control not marked or loggedThe county found: “Cooked boba pearls on Time as a Public Health Control lacked time-labeling. PIC intially stated there was a timer in…”
First step: The 4-hour option
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 3-501.19, Food Code 3-305.11.
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Fix and log it: Time as a control not marked or logged
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0 of 4 done
The 4-hour option
From Food Code 3-501.19
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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).
Every visit
LatestApr 15, 2026Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 87 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 15, 2026.
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
Cooked boba pearls on Time as a Public Health Control lacked time-labeling. PIC intially stated there was a timer in the back; however, upon inspection, there was no timer. Employee then created a labeled tape/sticker. Employee stated the boba had been held since 11:36am today (approximately 1 hour prior). [CA] When using TPHC, food must be IMMEDIATELY time-marked to be discarded within 4 hours. Ensure the method of time-marking is clear and consistent between employees. [SA] Employee retroactively time-labeled the cooked boba with a handwritten tape/sticker.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.19
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
The 4-hour option
- Start with food at 41°F or below, or 135°F or above.
- Mark the container with the discard time: 4 hours after it left temperature control.
- Cook and serve, serve, or throw it out by that time.
- Throw out any container with no time marked.
From Food Code 3-501.19
The 6-hour option (cold food only)
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Time as a public health control (the 4-hour rule)
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Not critical (2)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
In the dry storage area: observed opened bags of matcha, coffee, corn powder etc. were opened and then rolled/clipped closed. [CA] After opening packaged foods, store food in rigid 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
Top to bottom
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
One employee's food handler card was expired. [CA] Obtain a valid food handler card.
EarlierNov 13, 2024Routine inspection97 out of 100 (Green placard)
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
Observed facility was using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for cooked boba pearls, but no written procedures were available. [CA] When using TPHC, provide written procedures.
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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- Time as a control not marked or logged Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips 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
- 87 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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