At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
82/ 100 · 18 points taken off
5 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Apr 15, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Le Crème Cafe 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 Le Crème Cafe?
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
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
- Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning K43How 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 Le Crème Cafe's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Le Crème Cafe. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Le Crème Cafe first; we check that you run it.
Your whole team can help. Each person gets one next step, and everyone can see what's done.
This is my place: claim Le Crème CafeWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: No hot or cold water at a sinkThe county found: “FOUND THE HOT WATER AT 108F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. [CA] PROVIDE HOT WATER AT 120F. NOTE: THEY WERE ABLE TO…”
Then the next one: Food on the floor or under drips
Log it
Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.
Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 6-301.11, Food Code 2-301.15.
Try it yourself
Fix and log it: Food on the floor or under drips
A practice run. Nothing is saved. Tap each step when it's done.
0 of 3 done
Where food may never be stored
From Food Code 3-305.11
Logged
That's one done. We'll be here for the next.
What people see now
Today, people see the department's words and nothing from you.
What people see after you fix and log it
Example reply
CleanCleaverBusiness reply
Your business replied to this with the public statement:
We fixed this the same day. Now our team logs it on their phones at open and close.
The date of your reply
This is not an official update to the health inspection report. The county's record is unchanged.
Most kitchens get something cited at some point. What people remember is that you fixed it.
Want to join the restaurants in Santa Clara County that keep their kitchens clean and put their guests' health first?
Claim Le Crème CafeWe'll set it up with you. 25 days free.
Replies are part of a paid plan. We read each one before it goes up. You can take it down any time. Only the department can change its record.
Do you work there, and someone else owns it? I work there
What people see next
Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.
Left alone, or fixed together
Left alone, the same items can come back at the next inspection. Fixed together, they're done.
Not your place?
CleanCleaver puts these same items on your team's phones, with the rule beside each one. Your binder is ready when the inspector is.
25 days free. Cancel anytime.
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).
Every visit
LatestApr 15, 2026Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 82 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 15, 2026.
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
FOUND THE HOT WATER AT 108F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. [CA] PROVIDE HOT WATER AT 120F. NOTE: THEY WERE ABLE TO CORRECT THIS VIOLATION ON SITE. COS
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
Are you Le Crème Cafe? Fix it
Not critical (4)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
FOUND RICE, SYRUP, JELLY AND SINGLE USE UTENSILS STORED INSIDE THE RESTROOM. [CA] DO NOT STORE FOOD IN THE RESTROOM.
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
Top to bottom
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Fridge and freezer storage order
The full guide has 3 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.
Are you Le Crème Cafe? Fix it
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
FOUND THE TOILET PAPER OUTSIDE THE WALL DISPENSER IN THE RESTROOM. [CA] STORE THE TOILET PAPER INSIDE THE WALL DISPENSER.
Food Code 6-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Check the restroom
- Soap, paper towels or a dryer, toilet paper and warm water at every restroom sink.
- The door closes by itself.
- After the toilet: wash in the restroom, then wash again at the kitchen sink.
From Food Code 6-301.11
Clean it on a schedule
5 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Restrooms, mops and rags
The full guide has 5 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.
Are you Le Crème Cafe? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
FOUND THE PAPER TOWELS OUTSIDE THE WALL DISPENSER IN THE RESTROOM. [CA] PROVIDE THE PAPER TOWELS INSIDE THE WALL DISPENSER.
Food Code 5-205.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Handwashing
The full guide has 4 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.
Are you Le Crème Cafe? Fix it
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
FOURTH TIME VIOLATION MISSING THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGERS. [CA] PROVIDE THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE WITHIN 2 WEEKS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS VIOLATION MAY RESULT IN OFFICE HEARING OR FURTHER LEGAL ACTION.
EarlierJun 30, 2025Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
THE HAND WASH SINK ACCESS IN THE RESTROOM IS PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY BOXES OF FOOD CONTAINERS. [CA] HAND WASH SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
THIRD TIME VIOLATION MISSING THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGERS. [CA] PROVIDE THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE WITHIN 2 WEEKS.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
FOUND MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INSIDE WHITE PLASTIC FLAP IN THE ICE MACHINE. [CA] CLEAN THIS AREA MORE OFTEN.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
FOUND THE DIPPER WELL WATER FLOW NOT ON. [CA] PROVIDE A WORKING DIPPER WELL.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
FOUND FOOD (RICE, TEA, SYRUP) AND TO GO FOOD CONTAINERS STORED INSIDE THE RESTROOM. [CA] DO NOT STORE FOOD OR FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE RESTROOM.
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 Le Crème Cafe, you can:
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
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
Call Le Crème Cafe
Ask for the manager. Le Crème Cafe can only fix what it knows about.
Share this page
Use CleanCleaver at home
Families clean together. Chores and food dates for everyone at home.
Complain directly to the health department
We are not the health department. You can report to them on their site. Report to County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site)
When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
Do you work at or run Le Crème Cafe?
See the plan to fix each item and show what you did.
Address thisAbout 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
- 82 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.