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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
5problems found
5 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jul 10, 2025
Is that a lot?
Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Koko Izakaya got more than most. That's from the last routine visit, on Dec 5, 2024.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Koko Izakaya?
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: No hot or cold water at a sink K21How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Hot food below 135°F K07How 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: No hot or cold water at a sinkThe county found: “Hot water measured at 94F-95F at all the hand wash sink and three compartment sinks. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 4-603.16.
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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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestJul 10, 2025Routine inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Jul 10, 2025.
5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Hot water measured at 94F-95F at all the hand wash sink and three compartment sinks. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at handwash sinks. [COS] PIC adjusted the water and water measured above 120F.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
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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Not critical (4)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Accumulation of grease on walls and floors in cookline area, food debris under equipment throughout the facility. [CA] Walls and/or floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean.
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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The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured ambient temperature of middle refrigerator in front of cookline at 45F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above.
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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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed handwash sink next to clean plates at front sushi prep area. [CA] Install a splash guard at hand wash sink 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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Plan review
The department's words
K48 Plan review
Lack of hand wash sink at warewash area. [CA] Provide a hand wash sink at warewash area. A person proposing to build or remodel a food facility shall submit plans and specifications for review and shall receive plan approval prior to starting any new construction or remodeling. Contact DEH at [phone] or at www.ehinfo.org to obtain plan check requirements. Email for plan check: [email] Submit by 7/25/25
EarlierDec 5, 2024Routine inspection75 out of 100 (Green placard)
8 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
Measured sushi rice at 77F in rice warmer. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] PIC time marked the container to use rice with 4 hours from it was taken out of temperature control. TPHC form provided to PIC.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (7)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Accumulation of heavy grease, food debris on walls and floors in front sushi prep line and in cook line area. [CA] Walls and/or floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Chlorine measured at 0 ppm in dish machine. [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash machine at 50 PPM. Use three compartment sink for manual sanitization until dish machine is fixed.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Hot water measured at 115F at three compartment sink. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at handwash sinks.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Lack of food handler card for one employee in the facility. [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.
Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
--48 HOUR NOTICE— Our records indicate this facility is operating without a valid permit and has a delinquent account. Your balance due is $2,153.75. Payment must be made immediately to DEH at the address at the top of this report or via our website at www.Ehinfo.org. A facility that submits payment of the outstanding balance within 48 hours (2 business days) of this notice will be issued and mailed an operating permit by this department. Failure to comply within 48 hours will result in facility closure and additional enforcement, including but not limited to reinspection(s) and additional cost recovery fees. A facility found to be in continued operation without a permit may incur a penalty of three (3) times the operating permit fee, and fee(s) for re-inspection(s) charged at the current hourly rate approved by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Penalties and fees incurred due to enforcement activities must be paid in full prior to the issuance of an operating permit.
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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
Observed a gap in door knob handle of screen door at the back of the facility. [CA] Close the gaps.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Cold water handle for three compartment sink faucet is loose and does not close properly. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
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.
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food 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
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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