At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
83/ 100 · 17 points taken off
8 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jan 12, 2026
At the routine inspection on Jan 12, 2026. The latest visit, on Aug 8, 2026, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Ramen Kowa got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Ramen Kowa?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right K34How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How 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: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashedThe county found: “FOUND A PLASTIC CONTAINER BEING USED TO SCOOP THE RICE FROM THE WORKING CONTAINER. [CA] PROVIDE FOOD GRADE WASHABLE…”
Then the next one: Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-301.12.
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Fix and log it: Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
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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 · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 3 times in the last 12 months (2 routine, 1 follow-up).
Nice work, Ramen Kowa. At the follow-up one day later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in one day. We're proud of you.
Every visit
LatestAug 8, 2026Follow-up inspection
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
This one: a follow-up inspection on Aug 8, 2026. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Jan 12, 2026: 83 out of 100 (Green placard).
EarlierAug 7, 2026Routine inspectionRed placard
2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Observed preparation area handwashing sink basin blocked by container filled with water. [CA] Maintain handwashing stations unobstructed and accessible at all times. [COS] The plastic container was removed at this time.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
1. Observed Vermin: Documented in the following areas: Rodent droppings observed at the following locations at their approximate amounts: - 20 droppings on the ground below the dish machine, including below the unit itself and the adjacent drain boards - 5 droppings below the table at the preparation area across from the cooks line - 1 dropping on the drainboard of the three compartment sink - 5 droppings on the ground near the back kitchen entrance - 30 droppings on the ground behind the upright cooler unit in the back storage area 2. Photographs: Taken for documentation purposes. 3. Supervisor Notified: [name] 4. Notification: The person in charge during inspection, owners [name] and [name], has been informed that the facility must close immediately. [CA]: The premises of each food facility must be maintained free of vermin. A facility cannot operate if there is a vermin infestation that leads to contamination of food contact surfaces, packaging, utensils, food equipment, or adulteration of food. The facility is required to cease operations immediately and must remain closed until all corrective actions on the provided checklist are completed. Requirements Before Reopening: 1. Email the signed and completed Reopening Checklist to the assigned inspector. 2. Submit a copy of the pest control report from a licensed provider.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
EarlierJan 12, 2026Routine inspection83 out of 100 (Green placard)
8 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (8)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
FOUND A PLASTIC CONTAINER BEING USED TO SCOOP THE RICE FROM THE WORKING CONTAINER. [CA] PROVIDE FOOD GRADE WASHABLE SCOOP WITH A HANDLE AND KEEP THE HANDLE OUTSIDE THE FOOD.
Food Code 4-901.11
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In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
MISSING THE CHLORINE TEST STRIPS TO MEASURE BETWEEN 50-100 PPM AT THE WARE WASHING MACHINE. [CA] PROVIDE TEST STRIPS.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
FOUND TWO CELL PHONES STORED ON THE SLICER. [CA] STORE PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS. COS
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
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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
FOUND DUST ON THE FAN COVERS IN THE WALK IN COOLER. [CA] CLEAN THE FAN COVERS MORE OFTEN. FOUND THE SHELVES IN THE WALK IN COOLER WITH ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. [CA] CLEAN THE SHELVES MORE OFTEN.
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
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
REPEAT VIOLATION FOUND A CONTAINER WITH WATER STORED INSIDE THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE KITCHEN. [CA] KEEP THE HAND WASH SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. COS FOUND FOOD AND FOOD RELATED ITEMS ON THE TABLE ADJACENT TO THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE KITCHEN AND AT THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. [CA] DO NOT STORE ANY FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS ON THIS TABLE OR RELOCATE THE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER AND SOAP TO ABOVE THE SINK AND PROVIDE A MINIMUM 6" HIGH METAL SPLASH GUARD SPANNING THE FULL LENGTH OF THE SINK.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
THE BACK DOORS HAVE A GAP UNDER THE DOOR GREATER THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. [CA] REDUCE THE GAP TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO DENY ENTRANCE TO RODENTS.
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 Ramen Kowa? Fix it
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
FOUND THE DISCHARGE HOSE FROM THE ICE MACHINE BELOW THE RIM OF THE FLOOR SINK. [CA] PROVIDE AN AIR GAP AT LEAST TWICE THE DIAMETER OF THE INLET AND NO LESS THAN 1 INCH.
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
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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
THE LIGHTS IN THE KITCHEN AND FOOD PREPARATION AREA DO NOT HAVE A COVER. [CA] PROVIDE A COVER OR PROVIDE SHATTERPROOF LIGHTS.
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 Ramen Kowa? Fix it
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.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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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
- Follow-up inspection
- Result
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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