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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jul 9, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Kara's Cupcakes, Inc 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 Kara's Cupcakes, Inc?
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- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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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
LatestJul 9, 2026Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 95 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 9, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Measured hot water at 3 comp sink at 118F. [CA] A minimum of 120F is required at all times. Cold water is not available at the 3 compartment sink. [CA] Ensure cold water is available at all times.
Food Code 5-103.11
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In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
The cold water handle/knob at the 3 compartment sink is in disrepair and is unable to dispense cold water. [CA] Repair/replace the knob/handle within 24 hours to ensure cold running water is available at this sink. Email photo or video that knob has been repaired to [email]
Food Code 5-205.15
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In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
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EarlierFeb 25, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierFeb 17, 2025Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
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
Ambient temperature of walk in cooler measured between 44-47F. There are a few thermometers in walk in that are inoperable. (repeat violation) [CA] Repair the walk in to ensure temperature can maintain potentially hazardous food 41F and below. Provide a new thermometer, recommend the rectangular tube thermometer.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured cream cheese frosting at 45F in walk in cooler. [CA] Maintain potentially hazardous food 41F and below.
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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- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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
- 95 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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