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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
2problems found
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · May 20, 2026
Is that a lot?
Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Hula Plate Co got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on Nov 19, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Hula Plate Co?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How 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: Equipment in poor repairThe county found: “A Kenmore upright fridge and an Insignia chest freezer used in the facility are not commercial standard one. [CA]…”
Then the next one: Hand sink not ready to use
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 3-302.11.
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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use
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0 of 3 done
Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (19 → 13). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMay 20, 2026Routine inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected May 20, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
A Kenmore upright fridge and an Insignia chest freezer used in the facility are not commercial standard one. [CA] Replace all household equipment with a commercial standard NSF/ANSI approved or UL/ETL sanitation listed one.
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 Hula Plate Co? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
A handwash station that used to be located near the preparation sink is removed. [CA] Replace the removed handwash sink within 10 days.
Food Code 5-205.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
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Handwashing
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Are you Hula Plate Co? Fix it
EarlierNov 19, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Heavy stain and dirt buildup is observed on the sinks, handles and surfaces of working equipment, and storage shelves. [CA]Please conduct a detailed and thorough cleaning on these areas immediately.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
The back door was left open. [CA] To prevent insect/rodent infections, keep the back door always closed or install a screen door. If you intend to keep the main door open, please install an appropriate screen door.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Multiple wet/soiled wiping cloths were stored on the counters. [CA] Wet/soiled wiping cloths must be stored in a bucket that has standard sanitizer concentration in between use which is 200 ppm quaternary ammonia or 100 ppm chlorine (bleach).
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
There is a foul smell near the grease trip located near the cook line. There are heavy stain, dirt, and food residue accumulation on the floor and floor sinks located below the cooking equipment and below the storage shelves. [CA] Clear the content of the grease trap immediately, and conduct a thorough cleaning on the floor and floor sink areas.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Multiple white freezers used in the preparation area is a household standard one. [CA] Equipment used in the facility must be NSF/ANSI approved, or ETL/UL sanitation listed one.
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Pests seen inside: drain flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Couple of drain flies were observed back in the kitchen area. [CA] Eliminate vermin from the facility by a legal method.
EarlierJan 31, 2025Routine inspection81 out of 100 (Green placard)
8 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (8)
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Raw food products like shell eggs and chicken were stored above ready to eat food products inside the upright and undercounter fridges. [CA] To prevent possible contamination, ready to eat food products and produce must be stored above or by the said of raw food products.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Some slim buildup was observed inside the ice machine’s internal part. [CA] Clean the internal part of the ice machine immediately.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
The back door was left open. [CA] To prevent insect/rodent infections, keep the backdoor always closed or install a screen door. If you intend to keep the main door open, please install an appropriate screen door.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
There is an abundant dust accumulation on the restroom’s exhaust vent screen. [CA] Conduct a regular cleaning on the screens. An abundant grease and oil accumulation was observed on the screens of the exhaust hood. [CA] Conduct a regular cleaning on the exhaust hood.
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
Repeated violation: There was no written time/temperature log for/on the boba beans stored on the preparation area. [CA] Any food product stored outside the safe temperature zone (room temperature) must be monitored using time/temperature log.
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Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Multiple wet/soiled wiping cloths were stored on the counters. [CA] Wet/soiled wiping cloths must be stored in a bucket that has standard sanitizer concentration in between use which is 200 ppm quaternary ammonia or 100 ppm chlorine (bleach).
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Couple of the employees do not have a current food handler cards. [CA] Employee engaged in food preparation, storage, and service and who do not have food safety certificate must take food handler cards within a month of hire. California approved Food Handler Card (FHC) class providers All Directory Listing (ahttps://anabpd.ansi.org/Accreditation/credentialing/certificate-issuers/AllDirectoryListing?prgID=228,238&statusID=4nsi.org)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Multiple wet/soiled wiping cloths were stored on the counters. [CA] Wet/soiled wiping cloths must be stored in a bucket that has standard sanitizer concentration in between use which is 200 ppm quaternary ammonia or 100 ppm chlorine (bleach).
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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- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Hand sink not ready to use 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
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
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