At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
89/ 100 · 11 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jun 4, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Hidden Villa Hostel 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 Hidden Villa Hostel?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Pests seen inside: droppings K23How to fixFix it
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How 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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Next: Pests seen inside: droppingsThe county found: “Observed old rodent droppings on the floors behind/below the stove. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of old droppings.”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 2-301.15.
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From Food Code 6-501.112
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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).
Fewer points taken off than last time (29 → 11). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJun 4, 2026Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 89 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 4, 2026.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed old rodent droppings on the floors behind/below the stove. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of old droppings.
Food Code 6-501.111
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What to do
- Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
- Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
- Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.
From Food Code 6-501.112
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed raw shelled eggs stored above ready to eat foods in the walk in 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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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 gaps around the conduit in the corner cabinetry to the right of the stove. [CA] Eliminate gap greater than 1/4" to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Testing equipment was unavailable for the high temperature dish machine. [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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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Observed the lights in the walk in cooler to be unshielded. [CA] Light bulbs shall be shielded, coated or otherwise shatter-resistant in areas where there is unpackaged foods, clean equipment, utensils, linens, or unwrapped single use articles.
Food Code 6-501.14
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In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
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EarlierJun 25, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Observed empty cardboard box stored on the handwash sink at the time of inspection. [CA] Handwash sink shall be accessible and unobstructed at all times.
EarlierJun 16, 2025Routine inspection71 out of 100 (Yellow placard)
5 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
1. Observed numerous trails of ants inside the pull-out cabinet for food storage. Ants were found centered on a container of honey and bunch of bananas. [CA] Food shall be maintained free of adulteration. [COS] Container of honey and bananas were discarded. See VC&D report. All other open food containers inside the pull-out cabinet were cleaned and sanitized of ants. 2. Observed dead weevil-like species on top of sugar inside a plastic container. [CA] Food shall be maintained free of adulteration. [COS] Sugar was discarded. See VC&D report. Plastic container to be cleaned and sanitized.
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
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Observed soap dispenser at the only handwash sink in the kitchen is empty. [CA] Handwash sink shall be supplied with soap and single use towels at all times. [COS] PIC stocked handwash sink with portable bottle of soap.
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
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured multiple Potentially Hazardous Foods in the walk-in cooler from 50-53F, including cooked pork, deli corned beef, turkey patties, sausages, and cheese. Per PIC, foods have been stored in the walk-in cooler overnight. [CA] Potentially Hazardous Foods shall be kept at 41F or below or 135F or above. [COS] All Potentially Hazardous Foods were voluntarily condemned and discarded. See VC&D report. Raw meat that was just delivered was relocated to upright refrigeration units for cooling.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed active ant infestation inside the pull-out cabinet for food storage. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies. *NOTE* Domestic pesticides or chemicals are not approved for use in a food facility. Recommend to seek professional pest control services.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Measured the ambient temperature of the walk-in cooler at 52F. [CA] Refrigeration unit shall maintain foods at 41F or below. Discontinue the storage of Potentially Hazardous Foods until refrigeration unit is repaired.
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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- Pests seen inside: droppings Read the free guide
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
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- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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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
- 89 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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