At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Dec 4, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Katie Blooms 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 Katie Blooms?
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
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
- Hands not washed when needed K05How 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: “1. Plastic cup used as scoop for sugar/salt (white powder bulk container). [CA]: Discontinue storage of handle-less…”
Then the next one: Food on the floor or under drips
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 2-301.14, Food Code 4-603.16.
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Fix and log it: Food on the floor or under drips
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0 of 3 done
Where food may never be stored
From Food Code 3-305.11
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (13 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestDec 4, 2025Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Dec 4, 2025.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1. Plastic cup used as scoop for sugar/salt (white powder bulk container). [CA]: Discontinue storage of handle-less food equipment not approved for use as scoops. Provide food-grade scoops with handles for scooping. 2. Prep line cooler next to stove top not in operation. [CA]: Remove non-functional equipment. The premises of a food facility shall be free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the facility, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used.
Food Code 4-101.11
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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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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Open bag of pasta stored at dry storage area. [CA]: All open bags of dry food shall be transferred or stored in food grade containers and covered with a fitted lid.
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
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Employee was washing hands at 3 comp sink. [CA]: Employee shall properly wash hands at designated hand sink. [COS]: Specialist intervened and instructed employee to wash hands at hand sink.
Food Code 2-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
When to wash
- Before you start food work and before you put on gloves
- After the restroom (wash twice; see below)
- After touching your face, hair, nose or body
From Food Code 2-301.14
How to wash
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Handwashing
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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
1. Food safety manager certificate not provided on site. [CA]: Provide proof of a valid food safety manager certification. Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged Potentially Hazardous Food shall have a valid food safety manager certificate available on site for review at all times 2. Food handler training certificates not provided on site. [CA]: Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire.
EarlierNov 5, 2024Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
In the preparation refrigerator, the following PHF's measured between 52-53F: tartar sauce, blue cheese dressing, ranch dressing, horseradish sauce, caesar dressing, thousand island dressing, and salsa. Per operator, all food items have been stored in unit longer than 4 hours. [CA] PHFs shall be held cold at 41°F or below. [COS] All food items were voluntarily discarded.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Dark buildup observed on interior ice machine panel. [CA] Routinely clean and sanitize ice machine.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Ambient temperature of preparation refrigerator measured at 53F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below. Note: Operator stated that preparation refrigerator will likely be replaced.
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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- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Hands not washed when needed Read the free guide
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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
- 90 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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