At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
76/ 100 · 24 points taken off
8 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Mar 30, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Happy Lemon Premier 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 Happy Lemon Premier?
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
- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How 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.
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Time as a control not marked or loggedThe county found: “1. Boba was not time marked and measured at 88F. [CA] When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a…”
First step: The 4-hour option
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-501.19, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 7-201.11, Food Code 3-302.11.
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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
LatestMar 30, 2026Routine inspection76 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 76 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 30, 2026.
8 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
1. Boba was not time marked and measured at 88F. [CA] When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a public health control, PHFs shall be time marked to indicate when item is removed from temperature control, discarded if not consumed or served within 4 hours, and written procedures shall be readily available for review. 2. Written procedures were not available. [CA] Provide the approved TPHC written procedures and train staff on approved procedures.
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 (7)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Hot water at the three compartment sink measured at a maximum of 111F. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at handwash sinks.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Repeat Violation: Facility is using cardboard to line shelves in the kitchen and floors in the walk in cooler. [CA] Discontinue the use of cardboard boxes to line shelves/flooring, use approved equipment made of materials that is easily cleanable, durable, smooth, and nonabsorbent.
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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Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available
The restroom 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.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
1. Facility lacks testing materials for their choice of sanitizer at the three compartment sink, quaternary ammonia. 2. Facility lacks testing materials for their choice of sanitizer at the undercounter dishwasher, chlorine. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
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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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Staff lack food handler cards. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire.
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Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
1. Staff refilled a Clorox bathroom cleaner bottle with undiluted bleach and did not label the bottle. [CA] Chemicals once removed from original container shall be labeled with common name. 2. Staff were observed spraying undiluted bleach onto dishes in the three compartment sink. [CA] Ensure to use a chlorine solution diluted to 100 ppm to sanitize dishes. [COS] Dishes were rinsed with water and placed into the undercounter dishwasher.
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
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Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Raw eggs are stored above ready to eat foods in the upright cooler. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from cross-contamination. Store all raw meat or other raw products of animal origin below ready-to-eat food items.
Food Code 3-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Top to bottom
- 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
- 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
- 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)
From Food Code 3-302.11
Keep raw meat types apart
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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EarlierFeb 18, 2025Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
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
Employee wash and rinse containers in 3 compartment sink without sanitizing. [CA] Manual sanitization shall be accomplished in the final sanitizing rinse by contacting a chlorine solution of 100 PPM concentration for at least 30 seconds or by contacting a quaternary ammonium solution of 200 PPM concentration for at least 60 seconds. [COS] Sanitizing sink set up. Employee re-sanitize all the containers.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (4)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Slow drainage throughout facility. Talked to manager on the phone. Per manager, building is repairing the main sewer line. No active sewer backup observed at the time of inspection. [CA] Repair plumbing. Food facility shall not operate if there is sewage overflowing or backing up in the food facility.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Cardboard was used as liner for shelving. [CA] Discontinue the use of cardboard boxes to line shelves/flooring, use approved equipment made of materials that is easily cleanable, durable, smooth, and nonabsorbent.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Wood block was used to elevate the water broiler next to fryer. Observed wood blocks were cracked. [CA] Use smooth, easily cleanable and nonabsorbent material.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Wiping cloths were not stored in sanitizer. [CA] Wiping towels shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use (100 ppm - chlorine, 200 ppm - quaternary ammonium).
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.
- Time as a control not marked or logged Read the free guide
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food Read the free guide
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food 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
- 76 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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