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Isfahan Kabob Gourmet

Other food place · San Jose, CA

1 inspection

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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

8 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 13, 2025

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Isfahan Kabob Gourmet 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 Isfahan Kabob Gourmet?

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  1. Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
  2. Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
  3. Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How to fixFix it

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Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use

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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 · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026

The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.

Every visit

  1. LatestAug 13, 2025Routine inspection76 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 76 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 13, 2025.

    8 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      1. Lacking soap at the ONLY hand wash station in warewash area. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times. [COS] Operator directed to restock. 2. Found ONLY hand wash station at cooks line blocked by a big strainer. [CA] Ensure hand wash station is accessible at all times. [COS] Operator directed to relocate strainer.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      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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    Not critical (7)

    • Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed

      The department's words

      K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use

      Found single use containers being reused for the storage of other food items. [CA] Single use food container (e.g. soy sauce container, milk carton, apple juice container, can food, wine bottle) shall not be reused to store food.

      Food Code 4-901.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

      Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

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    • Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      K27 Food separated and protected

      Found several meat kabobs stored in 2 door upright/walk-in-cooler near customer areas. Observed food not fully protected. Bottled beverages are available to the left of kabobs in self-service area. [CA] Food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging, counter, service line, or sneeze guards that intercept a direct line between the consumer's mouth and the food being displayed, containers with tight-fitting securely attached lids, display cases, mechanical dispensers, or other effective means.

      Food Code 3-302.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Top to bottom

      • 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
      • 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
      • 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)

      From Food Code 3-302.11

      Keep raw meat types apart

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      Fridge and freezer storage order

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    • Pests seen inside: flies

      The department's words

      K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals

      Found a few flies near the cooks line. Observed front door opened during inspection. [CA] Each food facility shall be free of pest such as flies. Provide approved pest control services.

      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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    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

      Found a crate used to elevate food items off the floor in the walk-in-cooler. [CA] Discontinue using crates, use approved shelvings.

      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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    • Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      1. Measured container of falafel holding at 47F in 1 door reach in. 2. Measured the following PHFs holding between 45F - 48F in 2 door upright/walk-in-cooler: chicken kabob, ground beef kabob and chicken with vegetables kabob. Per operator, PHFs placed in unit for less than 4 hours. [CA] Maintain all PHFs cold held at or below 41F.

      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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    • Food on the floor or under drips

      The department's words

      K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified

      Found boxes of food stored on floor in walk-in-cooler. [CA] Food shall be stored a minimum of 6 inches off floor.

      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

      Found toilet tissue stored outside of mounted dispenser in restroom. [CA] Toilet tissue shall be provided in a permanently installed dispenser at each toilet.

      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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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
76 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Questions about Isfahan Kabob Gourmet

When was Isfahan Kabob Gourmet last inspected?

The county last inspected Isfahan Kabob Gourmet on Aug 13, 2025. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Isfahan Kabob Gourmet?

The county listed 8 violations on Aug 13, 2025: Hand sink not ready to use; Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed; and Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food, and 5 more.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Aug 13, 2025, the county marked 1 as critical.