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Must Be Thai And Bar

Other food place · San Jose, CA

1 inspection

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

6 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Mar 25, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Must Be Thai And Bar 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 Must Be Thai And Bar?

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  1. Marked critical: No plan for a special process K18How to fixFix it
  2. Signs posted; last inspection report available K47How to fixFix it
  3. Hand sink not ready to use K06How 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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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use

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Hand sinks are for hands only

From Food Code 2-301.15

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Inspections

From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026

The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).

Every visit

  1. LatestMar 25, 2026Routine inspection79 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 79 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 25, 2026.

    6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

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

      No plan for a special process

      The department's words

      K18 Compliance with variance/ROP/HACCP Plan

      Facility is vacuum sealing PHFs for longer than 48 hours without a California Department of Public Health approved HACCP. [CA] The food facility shall obtain a HACCP plan approval prior to packaging PHFs using a reduced-oxygen packaging method. [COS] Items that were marked to be sotred for longer than 48 hours were opened and discarded. Items marked for less than 48 hours were opened. See VC&D report.

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    Not critical (5)

    • Signs posted; last inspection report available

      The department's words

      K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available

      Restroom handwash stations lack a handwash reminder sign. [CA] A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be posted at all handwashing stations used by food employees.

    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      The handwash sink near the warewashing area was missing paper towels. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped with handwashing cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in dispensers. [SA] PIC provided a stack of paper towels as the dispenser fell from the wall.

      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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    • Cooked food not cooled in time

      The department's words

      K09 Proper cooling methods

      Facility was cooling down pork in preportioned plastic bags that were stored ont top of each other. [CA] When cooling PHF's, food may be left uncovered or loosely covered to allow rapid cooling.

      Food Code 3-501.14

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      If you miss a stage

      • Missed stage 1 (not 70°F by 2 hours): reheat to 165°F and start over, or throw it out.
      • Missed stage 2 (not 41°F by 6 hours): throw it out.

      How to cool fast

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      Cooling food in two stages

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    • No hot or cold water at a sink

      The department's words

      K21 Hot and cold water available

      The handwash station near the kitchen entrance lacked hot water. Note: Per staff, the hot water dispenser was leaking so they turned off the hot water to the handwash sink. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped to provide minimum 100°F water under pressure for a minimum of 15 seconds.

      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

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    • Plan review

      The department's words

      K48 Plan review

      Facility has added a Waring vacuum chamber machine without going through plan check. [CA] A person proposing to build or remodel a food facility shall submit plans and specifications for review and shall receive plan approval prior to starting any new construction or remodeling. Contact DEH at [phone] or at www.ehinfo.org to obtain plan check requirements. Submit plans for the unit within 7 days or remove from premises.

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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About this record

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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
79 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Questions about Must Be Thai And Bar

When was Must Be Thai And Bar last inspected?

The county last inspected Must Be Thai And Bar on Mar 25, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Must Be Thai And Bar?

The county listed 6 violations on Mar 25, 2026: No plan for a special process; Signs posted; last inspection report available; and Hand sink not ready to use, and 3 more.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Mar 25, 2026, the county marked 1 as critical.