At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jul 21, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Homewood Suites - Kitchen 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 Homewood Suites - Kitchen?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong K39How to fixFix it
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Hot food below 135°F K07How 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 Homewood Suites - Kitchen's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Thermometer missing or reading wrongThe county found: “uncalibrated analog probe thermometer [CA]calibrate probe thermometer as needed. strongly recommend obtaining digital…”
First step: Ice-water method
Then the next one: No person in charge on duty
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16.
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Ice-water method
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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).
Fewer points taken off than last time (16 → 8). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJul 21, 2026Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 92 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 21, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
uncalibrated analog probe thermometer [CA]calibrate probe thermometer as needed. strongly recommend obtaining digital probe thermometer
Food Code 4-203.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Ice-water method
- 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
- 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
- 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
- 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.
Using and cleaning it
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Thermometers and calibration
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Are you Homewood Suites - Kitchen? Fix it
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
no manager's food safety certificate [CA]obtain a valid FSC
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
milk and thousand island dressing at 49F in 2 door reach in cooler [CA]maintain perishable food under 41F (or 45F for dairy products)
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If food is out of range
- Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
- Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
- Unknown time or longer: throw it out.
Which foods need temperature control (TCS)
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Hot and cold holding
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Are you Homewood Suites - Kitchen? Fix it
EarlierJan 30, 2025Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lack of single-use paper towels at the only handwash sink located in the kitchen. [CA] All handwash sinks shall be able to provide warm water, soap, and single-use paper towels for employees to properly wash their hands when required. [COS] Employee refilled the dispenser with napkins.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (3)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
1) Quat sanitizer at the three compartment sink is measured at 100 ppm. [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. 2) Chlorine sanitizer at the dishwasher is measured at 0 ppm. [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash machine at 50 PPM.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Drain lines for the dishwasher extends into the floor sink. [CA] Provide a minimum of a 1 inch air gap between the end of equipment drain line and the rim of the floor sink to protect equipment from back flow contamination.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
1) Food Safety Certificate for Manager is not available for review. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have at least one valid Food Safety Certificate available. 2) Employee food handler cards are not available for review. [CA] Employees that handles, serves, or prepares food shall have a valid food handler card available for review within 30 days from their date of hire.
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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- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Hot food below 135°F 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
- 92 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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