At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
91/ 100 · 9 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · May 6, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits 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 Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How 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: Equipment in poor repairThe county found: “Weather strip on the back door of the facility is wearing out and light is coming in through door. [CA] Make repairs…”
Then the next one: Hand sink not ready to use
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 2-301.14, Food Code 6-501.112.
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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 · 4 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 (11 → 9). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMay 6, 2026Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 91 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 6, 2026.
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
Weather strip on the back door of the facility is wearing out and light is coming in through door. [CA] Make repairs to door and change out weather strip to exclude vermin.
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
Are you Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Hand wash station next to the prep sink was blocked and had a bucket inside of it at the time of inspection. [CA] Hand washing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. [COS] PIC moved equipment and now accessible.
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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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Dust build up noted on the fan guards of the walk in. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Multiple damaged floor tiles noted around the food facility and inside of the walk in. [CA] Replace broken floor tiles with a smooth and of durable construction and nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable.
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 Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits? Fix it
EarlierAug 26, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Observed employee pick something off the ground that processed to putting on new gloves without washing hands. [CA] Properly wash hands with soap, warm water and dry using single use paper towels as required. Gloves shall be properly used and changed when required. [SA] PIC instructed employee to remove gloves, wash hands, and obtain new set of gloves.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Noted a fly within the prep area at the time of inspection. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
EarlierMay 26, 2025Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Debris build up on the floor of the facility and under equipment. [CA] Regularly clean under cooking equipment to prevent accumulation of debris. 2. Stainless steel within the walk in freezer is starting to Bulge upward. [CA] Re-bolt the stainless steel into the floor and make flush.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Steam table within the facility is not operational at the time of inspection. Per PIC, they have reported the issue. [CA] Equipment and utensils shall be designed and constructed to be durable and retain characteristic qualities under normal use conditions. [SA] Facility is keeping PHFs within the warmer and taking out when needed and separating into containers. PHFs are then placed back into warmer.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Hand wash station next to cook line was blocked with tool/paper towels at the time of inspection. [CA] Hand washing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times.
EarlierNov 5, 2024Routine inspection96 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Cardboard is being used to line the floor next to the deep fryers. [CA] Discontinue the use of cardboard boxes to line shelves/flooring, use approved equipment made of materials that is easily cleanable, durable, smooth, and nonabsorbent.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Food debris and flour noted around the kitchen area at the time of inspection. [CA] Regularly clean under cooking equipment to prevent accumulation of debris.
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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
- 91 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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