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Nordstrom #422-Espresso Bar

Coffee shop · Palo Alto, CA

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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

No problems found · Routine county inspection · Jan 27, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most coffee shops here got 0 to 9 points taken off. Nordstrom #422-Espresso Bar got about the same as most.

Compared with 385 Santa Clara County coffee shops. Each shop's last routine inspection counts.

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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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 4-603.16.

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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 (10 → 0). That takes a team.

Points taken off at each routine inspection
Dec 17, 2024: 10Jan 27, 2026: 010020242026

Every visit

  1. LatestJan 27, 2026Routine inspection100 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 100 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jan 27, 2026.

    No violations listed in the data.

  2. EarlierDec 17, 2024Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)

    4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (4)

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

      Observed a paper cup used as a scoop for bulk dry ingredient container (cocoa). [CA] Replace with a multi-use utensil scoop with a handle.

    • Dish sink or dish machine not set up right

      The department's words

      K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips

      Lack of quaternary ammonium test strips. [CA] Provide test strips and test daily at 200 ppm quat ammonium.

    • No person in charge on duty

      The department's words

      K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

      Food safety manager certificate unavailable for review. [CA] Keep a copy on site for review.

    • Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

      The department's words

      K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized

      0 ppm quaternary ammonium measured at 3 compartment sink sanitizer dispenser. [CA] Maintain a minimum of 200 ppm quaternary ammonium. For manual preparation, use 1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%) per 2 gal. of water for quaternary ammonium (200 PPM).

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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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
100 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) .

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Questions about Nordstrom #422-Espresso Bar

When was Nordstrom #422-Espresso Bar last inspected?

The county last inspected Nordstrom #422-Espresso Bar on Jan 27, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Nordstrom #422-Espresso Bar?

The county listed no violations on Jan 27, 2026.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Jan 27, 2026, the county marked none as critical.