At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
4problems found
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Oct 21, 2025
Is that a lot?
Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq got more than most. That's from the last routine visit, on Oct 9, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq?
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 backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it
- Plan review K48How 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 Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq first; we check that you run it.
Your whole team can help. Each person gets one next step, and everyone can see what's done.
This is my place: claim Nor-Cal Smoked BbqWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Dish sink or dish machine not set up rightThe county found: “Facility lacks a 3 compartment warewash sink (2 compartment sink available). [CA] All food facilities that prepares…”
First step: Set up
Then the next one: No backflow test on file
Log it
Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.
Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 2-301.15.
Try it yourself
Fix and log it: Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
A practice run. Nothing is saved. Tap each step when it's done.
0 of 3 done
Set up
From Food Code 4-301.12
Logged
That's one done. We'll be here for the next.
What people see now
Today, people see the department's words and nothing from you.
What people see after you fix and log it
Example reply
CleanCleaverBusiness reply
Your business replied to this with the public statement:
We fixed this the same day. Now our team logs it on their phones at open and close.
The date of your reply
This is not an official update to the health inspection report. The county's record is unchanged.
Most kitchens get something cited at some point. What people remember is that you fixed it.
Want to join the restaurants in Santa Clara County that keep their kitchens clean and put their guests' health first?
Claim Nor-Cal Smoked BbqWe'll set it up with you. 25 days free.
Replies are part of a paid plan. We read each one before it goes up. You can take it down any time. Only the department can change its record.
Do you work there, and someone else owns it? I work there
What people see next
Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.
Left alone, or fixed together
Left alone, the same items can come back at the next inspection. Fixed together, they're done.
Not your place?
CleanCleaver puts these same items on your team's phones, with the rule beside each one. Your binder is ready when the inspector is.
25 days free. Cancel anytime.
Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestOct 21, 2025Routine inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Oct 21, 2025.
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
Facility lacks a 3 compartment warewash sink (2 compartment sink available). [CA] All food facilities that prepares food or multiservice utensils and equipment are used shall provide a three-compartment sink with two integral metal drain boards for manually washing, rinsing, and sanitizing equipment and utensils. Submit plans to Environmental Health Plan check department within 2 months (12/21/2025). and have the project completed by 6 months (4/21/2026). Permit will be conditionally approved and may be revoked if work is not completed in the given time frame.
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
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
The three-compartment sink, step by step
The full guide has 3 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.
Are you Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq? Fix it
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Hot water valve at hand wash sink is leaking. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Are you Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq? Fix it
Plan review
The department's words
K48 Plan review
Two new reach in freezers and standing warmer have been added to the facility. [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.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Unused ice machine found stored outside of the facility. Unused single door refrigerator stored at cook line. [CA] The premises of a food facility shall be free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the facility, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used.
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
Are you Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq? Fix it
EarlierOct 9, 2025Routine inspection80 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 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
Only hand wash station within the kitchen area was missing soap and paper towels at the time of inspection. [CA] Hand wash station must be fully stocked at all times. [COS] Paper towels were added to dispenser and soap dispenser was re-filled.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
PHFs within the warmer were measured at 124*F at the time of inspection. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Both light fixtures in the back of the facility are missing the screen covers at the time of inspection. [CA] Light bulbs shall be shielded, coated or otherwise shatter-resistant in areas where there is unpackaged foods, clean equipment, utensils, linens, or unwrapped single use articles.
Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
The facility has gone through a change of ownership back in (July 2025). This department was not notified about the change of ownership. [CA] Submit the facility evaluation request packet into this department within 2-buiness days (10/13/25). Failure to comply may result in enforcement action.
Plan review
The department's words
K48 Plan review
Two new freezer chest have been added to the facility. Also a new warmer has been installed. [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.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Unable to provide a current food manger certification at the time of inspection. [CA] Obtain a food manger certification within 60-days.
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 Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq, you can:
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 backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Call Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq
Ask for the manager. Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq can only fix what it knows about.
Share this page
Use CleanCleaver at home
Families clean together. Chores and food dates for everyone at home.
Complain directly to the health department
We are not the health department. You can report to them on their site. Report to County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site)
When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
Do you work at or run Nor-Cal Smoked Bbq?
See the plan to fix each item and show what you did.
Address thisAbout 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
- 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.