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Happy Donuts

Other food place · Palo Alto, CA

1 inspection

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Nov 20, 2025

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Happy Donuts 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 Happy Donuts?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Hood filters need cleaning K38How to fixFix it
  2. Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How to fixFix it
  3. Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food K29How to fixFix it

See all 4 items ↓

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.

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For Happy Donuts' team

Is this your place?

Welcome, Happy Donuts. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Happy Donuts first; we check that you run it.

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We'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.

We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.

  1. Fix it together

    Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.

  2. Log it

    Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.

  3. Show what you did

    Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.

Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 7-201.11.

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Fix and log it: Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food

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0 of 3 done

Store them away from food

From Food Code 7-201.11

Logged

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What people see now

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What people see after you fix and log it

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What people see next

Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.

Left alone, or fixed together

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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 visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).

Every visit

  1. LatestNov 20, 2025Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 92 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Nov 20, 2025.

    4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (4)

    • Hood filters need cleaning

      The department's words

      K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use

      Grease accumulation observed on hood baffles. [CA] Ventilation hood filters shall be maintained clean and good repair.

      Food Code 6-501.14

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Hood filters

      Hood filters clean

      In CleanCleaver: Hood filters

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Happy Donuts? Fix it

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean

      Grease and food residue observed on exterior of refrigeration units and equipment in the back. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.

      Food Code 4-602.13

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

      Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Happy Donuts? Fix it

    • Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food

      The department's words

      K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used

      Chemical spray bottle observed with no label. [CA] Provide a label with the common name of ingredient for all chemical bottles.

      Food Code 7-201.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Store them away from food

      • Store chemicals below and away from food, dishes, utensils, linens and single-use items. Never on a shelf above food.
      • Separate them by space or a partition.
      • Keep only the chemicals the kitchen needs.

      From Food Code 7-201.11

      Label every container

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Happy Donuts? Fix it

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean

      Flour and food debris observed behind cooking equipment and refrigeration units. [CA] Walls and/or floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean.

      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

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Happy Donuts? Fix it

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

As a customer of Happy Donuts, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
    • Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food Read the free guide
    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop

    Open the steps here

  2. Call Happy Donuts

    Ask for the manager. Happy Donuts can only fix what it knows about.

    Call Happy Donuts: (650) 272-6571

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  5. Complain directly to the health department

    We are not the health department. You can report to them on their site. Report to County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site)

When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.

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About this record

Opens the county's own page for this place.

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
92 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .

Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.

Questions about Happy Donuts

When was Happy Donuts last inspected?

The county last inspected Happy Donuts on Nov 20, 2025. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Happy Donuts?

The county listed 4 violations on Nov 20, 2025: Hood filters need cleaning; Shelves and surfaces need cleaning; and Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food, and 1 more.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Nov 20, 2025, the county marked none as critical.