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 · Dec 11, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Hobee's Palo Alto 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 Hobee's Palo Alto?
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: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: droppings K23How 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
For Hobee's Palo Alto's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized rightThe county found: “no chlorine residue in dishwashing machine rinse water and no chlorine test strips. advised operator manually…”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
Then the next one: Equipment in poor repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 6-501.112.
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Fix and log it: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
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Clean first, then sanitize
From Food Code 4-603.16
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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
LatestDec 11, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 87 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Dec 11, 2025.
3 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
no chlorine residue in dishwashing machine rinse water and no chlorine test strips. advised operator manually wash/sanitize utensil until service [CA]maintain dishwashing machine in good repair
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Not critical (2)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
worn door gaskets to prep table cooler [CA]maintain equipments in good repair
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Are you Hobee's Palo Alto? Fix it
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
dry rodent droppings in dry storage room and vertical door gap about a quarter inch. [CA]eliminate door gaps and clean/sanitize pest affected areas
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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Are you Hobee's Palo Alto? Fix it
EarlierDec 30, 2024Routine inspection94 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Observed broken wall and missing cove base at the back door by the cookline. [Corrective Action] Maintain the wall in good condition. 2. Oil, grease and old food debris observed on the wall and pipes behind the cooking equipments at the cookline. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Pressurized cylinder at the service area observed not secured to a rigid structure. [Corrective Action] Secure the pressurized cylinder to a rigid structure. [Corrected on Site] PIC secured the pressurized cylinder.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1. Observed cracks at the pre-wash sink at the dishwasher area causing water to leak to the bottom. [Corrective Action] Repair or replace the pre-wash sink. 2. Observed interior metal lining in the 3 door prep cooler separating from the insulation causing food and debris to become stuck in the crevice. [Corrective Action] Repair the metal lining inside the 3 door prep cooler. The 3 door prep cooler may need to be replaced.
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 Hobee's Palo Alto, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Pests seen inside: droppings 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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