At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
80/ 100 · 20 points taken off
6 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Sep 18, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. La Pizzeria Cupertino 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 La Pizzeria Cupertino?
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: Food in poor condition K13How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: flies K23How to fixFix it
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong K39How 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: Food in poor conditionThe county found: “Cut cherry tomatoes observed adulterated by flies. [CA] Food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.…”
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Then the next one: Pests seen inside: flies
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.111, Food Code 6-501.112.
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From Food Code 6-501.111
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestSep 18, 2025Routine inspection80 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 80 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 18, 2025.
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
Cut cherry tomatoes observed adulterated by flies. [CA] Food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration. [COS] Employee discarded the cherry tomatoes that was in contact with the fly.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Reject it if you see
- Frozen food with big ice crystals, frozen liquid in the bottom, or water stains (thawed and refrozen)
- A time-temperature indicator showing it got too warm, even if the food looks fine
- Cans that are swollen, leaking, rusty, deeply dented at the seams, or missing labels
From Food Code 6-501.111
Approved sources only
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Receiving deliveries
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Not critical (5)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Small flies observed by the bar, dishwasher, and back storage area. [CA] A food facility shall be kept free of flies and fly activity.
Food Code 6-501.111
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What to do
- Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
- Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
- Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.
From Food Code 6-501.112
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
Thermometer is cooler located across from the pizza oven and in the walk-in cooler are not operational. [CA] A thermometer +/- 2°F shall be provided and correctly located in each hot and cold holding unit containing potentially hazardous foods.
Food Code 4-203.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Ice-water method
- 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
- 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
- 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
- 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.
Using and cleaning it
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Thermometers and calibration
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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
1) Scalpers used for pizza dough are stored with the blade in crevice behind the food prep table and the wall. [CA] Food contact utensils/equipment shall be stored in a manner and location that is clean. 2) Pressurized cylinders at the bar are not securely fastened to a rigid structure.[CA]Pressurized cylinders shall be securely fastened to a rigid surface.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Potentially hazardous foods on ice in the prep unit located across from the pizza oven is measured at improper cold holding temperatures of 45 - 49F. Only the bottom of the food containers are in contact with the ice. Cheese and raw shell eggs in the reach-in cooler located across from the pizza oven was measured at 46F. [CA] Potentially hazardous foods when cold holding shall be held at or below 41F. When using ice bath, ensure that the side of the food containers are also in contact with ice.
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed knife where the tip of the blade is chipped. [CA] Remove and replace damaged utensils and/or equipment. [COS] Employee discarded the knife.
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 La Pizzeria Cupertino? Fix it
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food in poor condition Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: flies Read the free guide
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- 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
- 80 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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