At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
88/ 100 · 12 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Apr 9, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Pops Public House 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 Pops Public House?
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 person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How 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 Pops Public House's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Dish sink or dish machine not set up rightThe county found: “Unable to provide test strips for quats at the time of inspection. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be…”
First step: Set up
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Set up
From Food Code 4-301.12
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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 (18 → 12). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestApr 9, 2026Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 88 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 9, 2026.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Unable to provide test strips for quats at the time of inspection. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
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
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The three-compartment sink, step by step
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Are you Pops Public House? Fix it
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 new food manger certification within 60-days. Keep records on site.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Drain lines within the bar area are inside of the floor sinks at the time of inspection. [CA] All equipment that discharges liquid waste shall be drained by means of indirect waste pipes, and all wastes drained by them shall discharge through an airgap into a floor sink or other approved type of receptor.
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 Pops Public House? Fix it
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Baked potatoes within the walk in were completely covered with foil at the time of inspection. [CA] When cooling PHF's, food may be left uncovered or loosely covered to allow rapid cooling. [COS] PIC opened the foil for all potatoes.
Food Code 3-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If you miss a stage
- Missed stage 1 (not 70°F by 2 hours): reheat to 165°F and start over, or throw it out.
- Missed stage 2 (not 41°F by 6 hours): throw it out.
How to cool fast
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Cooling food in two stages
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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
All light bulbs within the hood system are missing at the time of inspection. [CA] Install new light bulbs into the hood system.
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Are you Pops Public House? Fix it
EarlierMar 17, 2025Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
MAJOR: 1.PHFs within prep table closest to walk in was measured between 52-54*F at the time of inspection. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. Recommend having unit serviced by a contractor. [SA] Facility will be using TPHC on all PHFs within unit. Food must be tossed away after 4-hours of use. Minor: 2. PHFs within prep table closest to ice machine were measured at 45*F at the time of inspection. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. Recommend having the unit serviced. REPEAT VIOLATION. Failure to comply may result in enforcement action.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (4)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Unable to provide test strips for quats at the time of inspection. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitation method used during manual or mechanical ware-washing.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Faucet within the 3-compartment sink is damaged at the time of inspection. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Cutting knife was placed in between the prep table and steam table at the time of inspection. [CA] Discontinue this practice, food contact surfaces do not get cleaned. Recommend placing a knife holder or magnet within area. [SA] Knife was placed within the 3-compartment sink to be wash, rinse, sanitized.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Hand wash station within the bar is blocked with utensils at the time of inspection. [CA] Hand washing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. [COS] Equipment was removed from hand wash station and is now accessible.
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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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
- Cooked food not cooled in time Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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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
- 88 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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