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Mountain Mike's Branham

Other food place · San Jose, CA

2 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Mar 10, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Mountain Mike's Branham 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 Mountain Mike's Branham?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How to fixFix it
  2. Time as a control not marked or logged K08How to fixFix it
  3. Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer K40How to fixFix it

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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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  1. Fix it together

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  3. Show what you did

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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-501.19, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-301.12.

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Fix and log it: Time as a control not marked or logged

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The 4-hour option

From Food Code 3-501.19

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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).

Fewer points taken off than last time (18 → 7). That takes a team.

Points taken off at each routine inspection
Jul 7, 2025: 18Mar 10, 2026: 718720252026

Every visit

  1. LatestMar 10, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 93 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 10, 2026.

    3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (3)

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing

      Observed gap greater than 1/4" at the bottom of the back door. [CA] Eliminate gap greater than 1/4" to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.

      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

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Mountain Mike's Branham? Fix it

    • Time as a control not marked or logged

      The department's words

      K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records

      Pizzas on buffet line are placed out at 11am. They are then discarded at 2pm. Written procedures were not available. [CA] Provide written procedures and time marking for PHFs utilizing time as a public health control (TPHC). Provided written procedures for PIC to complete.

      Food Code 3-501.19

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      The 4-hour option

      • Start with food at 41°F or below, or 135°F or above.
      • Mark the container with the discard time: 4 hours after it left temperature control.
      • Cook and serve, serve, or throw it out by that time.
      • Throw out any container with no time marked.

      From Food Code 3-501.19

      The 6-hour option (cold food only)

      2 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Time as a public health control (the 4-hour rule)

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      Fix and log it now

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    • Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer

      The department's words

      K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored

      Chlorine measured 0ppm in sanitizing bucket. [CA] Wiping towels shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use (100 ppm - chlorine, 200 ppm - quaternary ammonium).

      Food Code 3-304.14

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Keep the bucket strong

      • Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
      • Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
      • Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.

      From Food Code 3-304.14

      Keep cloths apart

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets

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      Fix and log it now

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  2. EarlierJul 7, 2025Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)

    5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      Ham and pineapple pizza measured within the temperature danger zone. Per PIC, the pizza was made at 11:30am. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [SA] Food will be discarded by 2pm (discarded during inspection). Minor - Combination pizza measured 131F. Per PIC, it was made at 11:30am. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes 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

      Observed gap greater than 1/4" at the bottom of the back door. [CA] Eliminate gap greater than 1/4" to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.

    • Pests seen inside: fruit flies

      The department's words

      K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals

      Observed flies in the back preparation area and in the front service area. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.

    • No person in charge on duty

      The department's words

      K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

      Food safety certification/food manager certification was not available at time of inspection. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times.

    • Dish sink or dish machine not set up right

      The department's words

      K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips

      Chlorine test strips were not available at time of inspection. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.

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 Mountain Mike's Branham, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
    • Time as a control not marked or logged Read the free guide
    • Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer Read the free guide

    Open the steps here

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    Ask for the manager. Mountain Mike's Branham can only fix what it knows about.

    Call Mountain Mike's Branham: (408) 723-3701

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About 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
93 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.

Questions about Mountain Mike's Branham

When was Mountain Mike's Branham last inspected?

The county last inspected Mountain Mike's Branham on Mar 10, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Mountain Mike's Branham?

The county listed 3 violations on Mar 10, 2026: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair; Time as a control not marked or logged; and Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Mar 10, 2026, the county marked none as critical.