At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
87/ 100 · 13 points taken off
3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 18, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Nirvana Soul 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 Nirvana Soul?
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: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right K22How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How 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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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “Single-use sanitary towels not available at hand wash sink at front and at hand wash sink ny the 3-comp sink.…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-301.12.
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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 · 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 (16 → 13). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestAug 18, 2026Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 87 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 18, 2026.
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Single-use sanitary towels not available at hand wash sink at front and at hand wash sink ny the 3-comp sink. Observed a pipe leaking wastewater into the hand sink next to the 3-compartment sink. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times and shall be equipped with handwashing cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in dispensers. [COS] Employee provided single use sanitary towels at front hand sink.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Not critical (2)
Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
Observed a pipe from the ceiling leaking wastewater into the hand sink next to the 3-compartment sink. [CA] Liquid waste shall be disposed of through the approved plumbing system and shall discharge into the public sewerage or into an approved private sewage disposal system.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Missing ceiling panels above the warewash area. [CA] Eliminate holes in structure and maintain in good repair to prevent pest harborage.
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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EarlierJun 27, 2025Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
1) Lack of single-use paper towels in dispenser at handwash sink located by warewashing. [CA] All handwash sinks shall be able to provide warm water, soap, and single-use paper towels for employees to wash their hands when required. [COS] Employee refilled paper towel dispenser. 2) Handwash sinks are obstructed by equipment stored directly in front of the knee pedal that operates the faucet. [CA] Handwash sinks shall be easily accessible and unobstructed for employees to easily wash their hands. [COS] Employee relocated items obstructing the sinks.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (3)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
A valid food safety certificate for manager is not available for review. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have at least one valid Food Safety Certificate available for review.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Lacking chemical test strips to measure the applicable sanitizer at the dishwasher (chlorine test strips). [CA] Means for adequately measuring the applicable sanitization method must be readily available (ex. Sanitizer test strips, thermal strips).
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Potentially hazardous foods measured at improper holding temperatures. Waffle batter mix stored on prep table was measured at 48F. Milk and half & half inside reach-in cooler measured at 47-49F. Door of the reach-in cooler with the milk was not properly closed. [CA] Potentially hazardous foods when cold holding shall be held at or below 41F.
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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- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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
- 87 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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