At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
81/ 100 · 19 points taken off
6 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 12, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Kalesa 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 Kalesa?
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: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How 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: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “The only designated handwash sink was completely blocked by employee cutting produce. [Corrective Action] Ensure the…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Equipment in poor repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 6-501.112.
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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 · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestAug 12, 2026Routine inspection81 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 81 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 12, 2026.
6 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
The only designated handwash sink was completely blocked by employee cutting produce. [Corrective Action] Ensure the handwash sink is always easily accessible at all times. [Corrected on Site] Employee moved moved produce and cutting equipment away from the handwash sink.
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 (5)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed some metal straining tools in the kitchen damaged and frayed. [Corrective Action] Discard damaged and frayed metal straining tools. [Corrected on Site] Employee discarded metal straining tools.
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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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Raw chicken stored above a box of bitter melon and bucket of sauce in the walk-in cooler. [Corrective Action] Do not store raw foods above produce or read-to-eat food to prevent contamination.
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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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Grime accumulation on the rubber seals/gaskets in the 3 door upright cooler. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Mold like substance observed inside the ice machine near the ice chute. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and sanitize inside the ice machine.
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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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Floor tiles throughout the entire kitchen observed damaged allowing grey water to settle in between the cracks and damaged areas. [Corrective Action] Maintain floors in good condition.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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EarlierAug 27, 2025Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Handwash sink in the kitchen was observed partially blocked by vegetable cutting equipments. [Corrective Action] Ensure the handwash sink is easily accessible at all times.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
1. Multiple food items in the refrigeration at the cookline was measured at 49 degrees Fahrenheit. [Corrective Action] Maintain Potentially Hazardous Foods at or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Leche flan in the 2 door prep cooler at the service area was measured at 49 degrees Fahrenheit. [Corrective Action] Maintain Potentially Hazardous Foods at or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Dust accumulation on the fan guard in the cookline refrigeration. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Rubber seals on the doors of the refrigeration unit at the cookline observed damaged. [Corrective Action] Ensure rubber seals are in good condition.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed pooling of waste water in areas of broken floor tiles in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Maintain floors in good condition.
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Back door was observed left propped open with a trash can. [Corrective Action] Maintain back door closed when not actively going in or out. Install a screen door or an air curtain if normally left open.
EarlierJan 16, 2025Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Food prep sink observed separating from the wall. [Corrective Action] Re-mount the food prep sink and silicone if necessary. Ensure sink is fully secured to the wall.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed containers of pre-cooked foods in the walk-in cooler not covered. [Corrective Action] Ensure foods are covered to prevent contamination.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Observed gaps and holes between the wall and ceiling panel at the back area above the 2 door upright cooler. [Corrective Action] Seal all gaps and holes.
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Dead cockroaches observed on monitoring trap on the floor next to the 2 door upright cooler by the back door. At the same area observed two cockroach stragglers on the wall near the ceiling panels. Recent pest control report dated 01/14/2025 observed. No cockroaches observed at the food prep areas. [Corrective Action] A food facility shall be free of pest.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lack of wall mounted paper towel dispenser at the handwash sink at the service area. Paper towel on a roll was available nearby. [Corrective Action] Install a wall mounted paper towel dispenser at the handwash sink.
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.
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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
- 81 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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