At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
82/ 100 · 18 points taken off
6 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Sep 8, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. House Of Bagels 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 House Of Bagels?
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: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Signs posted; last inspection report available K47How 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.
Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Measured sliced beef at 52 F, sliced turkey at 49 F, sliced ham at 53 F and sliced cheese at 50 F within the top…”
First step: If food is out of range
Then the next one: Signs posted; last inspection report available
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 6-301.11, Food Code 6-501.112.
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Fix and log it: Hot food below 135°F
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If food is out of range
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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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestSep 8, 2025Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 82 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 8, 2025.
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured sliced beef at 52 F, sliced turkey at 49 F, sliced ham at 53 F and sliced cheese at 50 F within the top portion of the sandwich preparation fridge. PIC stated the meat was placed within the unit greater than four hours prior. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. Keep lid to the unit closed when not in use. Discontinue the pratciec of double wrapping meats. Recommend storing in metal containers. [COS] Sliced meat and cheeses discarded at the time of inspection.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.16(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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Not critical (5)
Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available
Employee restroom lacks a hand wash 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. The posted permit is expired. [CA] The health permit issued by this department shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food facility.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed the use of wood boards with galvanized metal nails to cook bagels within the oven. [CA] All utensils and equipment shall be approved, installed properly, & meet applicable standards. Surfaces of equipment shall be smooth, easily cleanable, nonabsorbent, durable, and maintained in good repair. Observed the use of garbage bags to store boxes of dough within the freezer. [CA] Use food grade approved bags or containers.
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
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility lacks a high temperature measuring device for testing the final sanitizing rinse of the warewashing 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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The three-compartment sink, step by step
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Containers of cream cheese stored within buckets on the ground of the walk in refrigerator. [CA] Food shall be stored at least 6 inches above the floor to prevent contamination.
Food Code 3-305.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Where food may never be stored
- Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
- Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.
From Food Code 3-305.11
Top to bottom
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
The restroom lacked a supply of toilet paper. [CA] Toilet tissue shall be provided in a permanently installed dispenser at each toilet. [COS] Toilet paper provided.
Food Code 6-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Check the restroom
- Soap, paper towels or a dryer, toilet paper and warm water at every restroom sink.
- The door closes by itself.
- After the toilet: wash in the restroom, then wash again at the kitchen sink.
From Food Code 6-301.11
Clean it on a schedule
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Restrooms, mops and rags
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EarlierFeb 25, 2025Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Facility is using exposed wood/ galvanized nail bagel flip/cook boards. [CA] All utensils and equipment shall be approved, installed properly, & meet applicable standards. Obtain food grade and easily cleanable bagel flip boards.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility lacks thermo-lables for measuring the final sanitizing rinse of the high temperature warewashing machine. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Ants on the front panel of the bagel oven. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Observed a leak from the middle section of the three compartment sink waste pipe. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Employee food safety certificate expired in 2022. [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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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Buckets of cream cheese stored directly on the floor of the walk in refrigerator. [CA] Food shall be stored at least 6 inches above the floor to prevent contamination.
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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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- 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
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning 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
- 82 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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