At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
87/ 100 · 13 points taken off
6 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jul 23, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Los Gatos Cafe Uptown got about the same as most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Los Gatos Cafe Uptown?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right K34How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: droppings K23How 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.
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Next: Dish sink or dish machine not set up rightThe county found: “Facility lack chlorine test strips. [Corrective Action] Provide chlorine test strips and monitor dishwasher daily.”
First step: Set up
Then the next one: Pests seen inside: droppings
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-305.11.
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Set up
From Food Code 4-301.12
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (31 → 13). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJul 23, 2026Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 87 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 23, 2026.
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility lack chlorine test strips. [Corrective Action] Provide chlorine test strips and monitor dishwasher daily.
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
Washing, step by step
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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed rodent droppings on the floor in the back room by back door. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and sanitize areas of old rodent droppings.
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Rubber seal on the left door of the 3 door prep cooler at the cookline observed not installed properly. [Corrective Action] Re-install the rubber seal and ensure it is not dangling from the door.
Food Code 4-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Observed exposed plywood at the back area. [Corrective Action] Maintain floor in good condition. 2. Newly installed flooring from Flooring Inc. observed very slippery. Per PIC, plans have not been submitted to this department. [Corrective Action] Ensure flooring is the right type for the business. Contact Plan Check Program at this department for approved flooring for restaurants. 3. Walls in many areas in the kitchen observed damaged, paint chipping and peeling. [Corrective Action] Maintain walls in good condition. 4. Open floor sink next to the 3 door prep cooler observed easily to trip into. [Corrective Action] Install a 3/4 grate into the floor sink. 5. Grease accumulation on the wall behind the cooking equipments at the cookline. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean the wall and maintain clean.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Missing and damaged light cover observed in the baking prep area. [Corrective Action] Install or replace with new light covers.
Food Code 6-501.14
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In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Heavy dust accumulation on the fan guard in the single door display cooler at the service area and on the fan guards in the walk-in cooler. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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EarlierJan 12, 2026Routine inspection69 out of 100 (Green placard)
13 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (13)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed the floors to be deteriorated unapproved linoleum and concrete in some areas. The kitchen floor was installed new this past year without going through plan check. [CA] Submit to the plan check process for the installation of the floors and for redoing the deteriorated ones. The walls are deteriorated in several areas throughout the facility. The ceiling is deteriorated in several areas throughout the facility. There are broken, missing, water damaged, and soiled ceiling panels in several areas throughout the facility. [CA] Replace the missing and damaged ceiling tiles throughout the facility where needed. Areas of the walls have turned black with accumulation and deteriorated in several areas. [CA] Repair and/or repaint the walls where needed. The floors in the food storage rooms has accumulated debris in the corners and under equipment. [CA] Thoroughly clean the floors under equipment and in the corners.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
The cutting board at the prep table on the left is stained black and deteriorated. [CA] The cutting board must no longer be used and replaced with a non-deteriorated board.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Observed drain pipes in floor sinks. [CA] Remove the drain pipes from inside the floor sink to provide an air gap.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed a container of raw beef stored above cooked shrimp in the walk in. [CA] Always store raw meat, seafood, and poultry below all other food. [COS] The manager stored it below all other food.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
The inside of most upright refrigerators have accumulated food particles. [CA] Thoroughly clean the refrigerators. The inside of the walk in cooler has accumulated black mold-like substance in several areas on the walls. [CA] Thoroughly clean and sanitize the walls in the walk in cooler.
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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed flies in the facility. [CA] Take more effective measures to eliminate the flies in the facility and protect food from contamination from the insects.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Observed several used wiping towels not in sanitizer between each use. [CA] The towels must be kept in sanitizer between each use. [COS] The manager placed them in sanitizer.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
The reach in with butter, eggs, and margarine was reading 48 degrees F. The butter tested at 48 degrees F and the eggs at 40 degrees F. According to the owner the shipment of these items just came in. The butter and margarine was moved by the owner to propely working refrigerators. [CA] Keep PHFs at 41 degrees F and below. The refrigerator was checked towards the end of the inspection and found to be holding the eggs at 47 degrees F. The eggs shall be held at 45 degrees F and below. Repair this refrigerator to hold at proper temperature.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
The water at the dish sink reached 116 degrees F maximum. [CA] The water must reach 120 degrees F at the dish sink.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
The warewashing sink looses water pressure to almost becoming inoperable when the warewashing machine is on. [CA] The warewashing machine, spray basin sink and 2 compartment sink must all work properly while the machine is running.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Not all employees preparing food have a food handler card. [CA] Each employee that prepares food must have a valid FSC or food handler card. The manager gave me food handler cards that were not for any of the employees at the cook line as requested. Please have all employees obtain food handler cards.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
The outside of most all of the bulk food bins are soiled. [CA] Thoroughly clean and sanitize the bulk food bins.
Plan review
The department's words
K48 Plan review
A new kitchen floor was installed. According to the manager they did not go through the plan check process. Please submit the changes to the plan check unit at ehinfo.org. The floors in the food storage areas are deteriorated linoleum and concrete. Replace the floors with approved type flooring. There is a 2 compartment sink that is used as a dish sink and food prep sink. A 3 compartment sink and food prep sink are required. Submit to the plan check department
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)
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: droppings Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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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
- 87 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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