At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
83/ 100 · 17 points taken off
5 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Dec 9, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Little Caesars Pizza 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 Little Caesars Pizza?
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: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How 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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Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Measured a container of shredded cheese holding at 50F at 3 door cold top for less than 4 hours. [CA] Maintain all…”
First step: If food is out of range
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 2-301.15, Food Code 6-301.11, Food Code 6-501.112.
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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).
Every visit
LatestDec 9, 2025Routine inspection83 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 83 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Dec 9, 2025.
5 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 a container of shredded cheese holding at 50F at 3 door cold top for less than 4 hours. [CA] Maintain all cold PHFs held at or below 41F. [COS] Operator directed to relocate PHFs to walk-in-cooler and refill a new batch of cheese.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.16(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)
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Hot and cold holding
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Are you Little Caesars Pizza? Fix it
Not critical (4)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Found mopping equipment stored directly in mop sink. [CA] After use, mops shall be placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
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 Little Caesars Pizza? Fix it
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
1. Found cold/hot water off at hand wash sink at prep area and at 1-compartment sink. [CA] Ensure cold/hot water is provided at all times. 2. Observed leaking faucet at hand wash sink (prep) & 1-compartment sink when water valve is off. 3. Found leaking atmospheric pressure valve at mop sink when water is turned on. 4. Found a leak at warewash sink (middle section) when water is on. [CA] Repair leak. 5. Found clogged floor sink under 1-compartment sink. [CA] Ensure floor sink is free flowing and in good repair. [SA] Operator is directed to discontinue using 1-compartment sink until repair is made to floor sink, all preparation shall be conducted at warewash sink with the proper standard of operations (SOPs).
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 Little Caesars Pizza? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
1. Found hand sink at prep area blocked by a container. [CA] Ensure hand wash station accessible at all times. 2. Found cold/hot water currently inoperable at hand wash station. [CA] Ensure hand wash station has cold/hot water available at all times. Note: Another hand wash station is located nearby at warewash area. [SA] Operator directed to wash hands at warewash sink until repairs is made to hand wash station at prep area.
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
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Handwashing
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Missing coved base tile at corner of wall where warewash sink is located. [CA] The juncture of the floor and wall shall be coved with a 3/8-inch minimum radius coving and shall extend up the wall at least 4 inches.
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 Little Caesars Pizza? Fix it
EarlierJun 11, 2025Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Missing filters at mechanical exhaust hood. [CA] Filters shall be fitted in the mechanical exhaust ventilation over cooking equipment, provide spacer or correct sized filters.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
1. Found leaking faucet at hand wash station located in prep area when water knob is off. 2. Found leaking atmospheric pressure valve at mop sink when water is turned on. [CA] Secure leak. 3. Found cold water valve off at hand wash station in employees restroom. 4. Found both cold/hot water valve off at 1-compartment sink. [CA] Ensure both cold/hot water is provided at all times. [COS] Operator turned on cold water valve.
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Found toilet tissue store outside of dispenser. [CA] Toilet tissue shall be provided in a permanently installed dispenser at each toilet.
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Found a few flies near warewash area. [CA] Each food facility shall be free of pest such as flies. Provide approved pest control services.
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.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
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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
- 83 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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