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Oren's Hummus Kitchen

Other food place · Palo Alto, CA

2 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

4 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · May 14, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Oren's Hummus Kitchen 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 Oren's Hummus Kitchen?

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

  1. Marked critical: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
  2. Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
  3. Hood filters need cleaning K38How 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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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11.

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Fix and log it: Hot food below 135°F

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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).

Points taken off at each routine inspection
May 27, 2025: 4May 14, 2026: 1441420252026

Every visit

  1. LatestMay 14, 2026Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 86 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 14, 2026.

    4 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

      Measured eggplant in steam table at 131F and measured diced cucumber/tomatoes at 52F in a silver bowl on top of inserts at 2 door prep unit. [CA] Maintain potentially hazardous food 41F and below or 135F and above. [COS] Food was reheated to 165F and bowl of cucumbers/tomatoes were located on bottom base of unit.

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

      Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      If food is out of range

      • Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
      • Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
      • Unknown time or longer: throw it out.

      Which foods need temperature control (TCS)

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Hot and cold holding

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      Fix and log it now

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    Not critical (3)

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

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

      Cracked plastic covers noted for bulk bin containers for dry ingredients (lemon salt). [CA] Replace covers, keep equipment in good repair.

      Food Code 4-101.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken

      Equipment in good repair

      In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Oren's Hummus Kitchen? Fix it

    • Hood filters need cleaning

      The department's words

      K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use

      2 Electric induction units located outside of the hood. [CA] Relocate units below hood or remove induction units completely and use oven or gas grill to reheat rice and tomatoes. Manager stated will use gas grill to reheat rice/tomatoes.

      Food Code 6-501.14

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Hood filters

      Hood filters clean

      In CleanCleaver: Hood filters

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Oren's Hummus Kitchen? Fix it

    • Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      K27 Food separated and protected

      Observed container of chicken skewers above a container of beef skewers in walk in cooler. [CA] Store raw chicken below raw beef. [COS]

      Food Code 3-302.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Top to bottom

      • 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
      • 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
      • 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)

      From Food Code 3-302.11

      Keep raw meat types apart

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Fridge and freezer storage order

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      Fix and log it now

      Are you Oren's Hummus Kitchen? Fix it

  2. EarlierMay 27, 2025Routine inspection96 out of 100 (Green placard)

    2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (2)

    • Hood filters need cleaning

      The department's words

      K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use

      Observed commercial electric induction unit (2 units) are used to heat up rice and tomatoes and is located outside of the hood. [CA] Locate below the hood for proper ventilation. REPEAT VIOLATION Note: Failure to correct violation may lead to further enforcement action.

    • Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      K27 Food separated and protected

      Observed carton of raw eggs stored on top of container of hummus in the walk in cooler. [CA] Store raw eggs below ready to eat food.

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 Oren's Hummus Kitchen, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

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

    • Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
    • Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
    • Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
    • Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide

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    Ask for the manager. Oren's Hummus Kitchen can only fix what it knows about.

    Call Oren's Hummus Kitchen: (650) 321-8669

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

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Questions about Oren's Hummus Kitchen

When was Oren's Hummus Kitchen last inspected?

The county last inspected Oren's Hummus Kitchen on May 14, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Oren's Hummus Kitchen?

The county listed 4 violations on May 14, 2026: Hot food below 135°F; Equipment in poor repair; and Hood filters need cleaning, and 1 more.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On May 14, 2026, the county marked 1 as critical.