At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Aug 26, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. M Cafe Tea Sandwiches 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 M Cafe Tea Sandwiches?
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
- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How 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 M Cafe Tea Sandwiches' team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Dish sink or dish machine not set up rightThe county found: “Lack of chlorine test strips. [Corrective Action] Provide chlorine test strips.”
First step: Set up
Then the next one: No hot or cold water at a sink
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Fix and log it: Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
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0 of 3 done
Set up
From Food Code 4-301.12
Logged
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (13 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestAug 26, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 26, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Lack of chlorine test strips. [Corrective Action] Provide chlorine test strips.
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 three-compartment sink, step by step
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No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Hot water not available at the handwash sink in the restroom. There is a instant hot water heater but does not appear to be on. [Corrective Action] Provide hot water at a minimum temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit at handwash sinks.
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 M Cafe Tea Sandwiches? Fix it
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
A prep sink was observed added next to the 3 compartment sink. [Corrective Action] New equipments must be approved by the Plan Check Program at this department before installing. Submit plans to this department for the installation of the prep sink or remove prep sink from facility.
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 M Cafe Tea Sandwiches? Fix it
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Operator lack manager Food Safety Certification. [Corrective Action] Obtain the Food Safety Certificate.
EarlierOct 16, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 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
Raw shell eggs stored on the work table were measured at 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Per employee, the eggs were taken out from refrigeration for an hour. [Corrective Action] Maintain Potentially Hazardous Foods at or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit. [Corrected on Site] Eggs were returned into refrigeration.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Cilantro, cucumbers and peppers are washed in the 3 compartment warewash sink. Facility does not have a dedicated food prep sink. [Corrective Action] Purchase produce that is already pre-washed.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lack of paper towels in the paper towel dispenser at the handwash sinks. Paper towels were observed stored near the paper towel dispenser. [Corrective Action] Store the paper towels inside the paper towel dispenser.
EarlierJun 17, 2025Routine inspectionGreen placard
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lack of wall mounted soap dispenser in the restroom. [Corrective Action] Install wall mounted soap dispenser in the restroom.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
1. Maximum hot water in the facility was measured at 115 degrees Fahrenheit. [Corrective Action] Provide hot water of at least 120 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Hot water at the handwash sink in the restroom was measured at 91 degrees Fahrenheit. [Corrective Action] Provide hot water of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit at handwash sinks.
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.
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- 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
- 90 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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