At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
3problems found
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Sep 18, 2026
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. Kowloon Kitchen got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on Dec 4, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Kowloon Kitchen?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How 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
For Kowloon Kitchen's team
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Next: No backflow test on fileThe county found: “There is a hose attached to the janitors ink and no water faucet spout. [CA] Remove the unapproved hose and install…”
Then the next one: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-304.14.
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Every visit
LatestSep 18, 2026Routine inspectionNo score given
This one: No score given, inspected Sep 18, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
There is a hose attached to the janitors ink and no water faucet spout. [CA] Remove the unapproved hose and install the spout with hot and cold faucet handles.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Are you Kowloon Kitchen? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
There are not any lockers for storage of personal belongings. [CA] Provide lockers for personal belongings.
Food Code 6-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Are you Kowloon Kitchen? Fix it
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed home type freezers used in the kitchen. [CA] Remove the unapproved units. Observed bare wood and painted wood deteriorated shelves. [CA] Remove the wood shelves and replace with approved shelving units. There is not a food prep sink in the kitchen. [CA] Install a food prep sink.
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
Are you Kowloon Kitchen? Fix it
EarlierDec 4, 2025Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
The painted walls and doors are soiled. [CA] They must be cleaned and repainted where chipped.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Observed used wiping towels on table tops. [CA] Keep the used wiping towels in the sanitizer bucket between each use. [CA] The owner made the bucket for towels and placed them inside.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
The owner has an expired food handler card. [CA] Please renew the food handler card.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed the shelves to be wood and deteriorated and soiled. [CA] Keep clean and sanitized and begin to replace them with approved type shelves.
EarlierNov 1, 2024Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
There are missing tiles in the ceiling above the dry food storage shelves. [CA] Replace the missing ceiling tiles.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Observed the shopping bags used for direct food contact storage. [CA] Use only approved food contact storage bags or containers for storing food in.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
The shelves are deteriorated wood for the dry food storage. [CA] Replace with approved type shelves. The walk in has pieces of plastic above the entrance that have accumulated mildew-like substance. [CA] Remove these pieces of soiled plastic.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
There is not a light in the dry food storage area and it is very dim in that area. [CA] Increase the lighting in this area.
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
As a customer of Kowloon Kitchen, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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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
- No score given
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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