At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
97/ 100 · 3 points taken off
1 problem found · Routine county inspection · Mar 10, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Idly Express 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 Idly Express?
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- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How 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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Next: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized rightThe county found: “quat ammonium concentration from 3 comp sink dispenser around 100 ppm [CA]provide quat ammonium above 200 ppm”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 3-501.17, Food Code 4-301.12.
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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 · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestMar 10, 2026Routine inspection97 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 97 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 10, 2026.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
quat ammonium concentration from 3 comp sink dispenser around 100 ppm [CA]provide quat ammonium above 200 ppm
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
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EarlierJul 17, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Green placard)
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
several wiping clothes on food contact surface [CA]maintain wiping clothes in sanitizing solution when not in use
EarlierDec 26, 2024Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Chlorine sanitizer in the dishwasher was measured at 0 ppm. No active warewashing at the time of inspection. [Corrective Action] Ensure chlorine sanitizer concentration in the dishwasher is maintained at 50 ppm.
The department's words
K32 Food properly labeled and honestly presented
Observed pre-packaged foods lacking labels. [Corrective Action] Food prepackaged in a food facility shall bear a label with the following: 1) common name of the food, 2) list of ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight, 3) quantity of contents, 4) name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Stickers on the 3 compartment sink shows sanitizing on the left compartment however facility uses the left compartment for washing. [Corrective Action] Remove stickers from the left and right compartment and re-label properly.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Steamer box observed placed slightly outside of the exhaust hood. [Corrective Action] There shall be a minimum of 6 inches overhang of ventilation hood over cooking equipment.
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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About this record
Opens the county's own page for this place.
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
- 97 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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