At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
70/ 100 · 30 points taken off
10 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jul 22, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Roman Cafe 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 Roman Cafe?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right K34How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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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: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “The only hand wash sink in the kitchen was partially obstructed with empty pitchers maintained inside the wash basin.…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 2-304.11, Food Code 4-603.16.
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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 · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestJul 22, 2025Routine inspection70 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 70 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 22, 2025.
10 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The only hand wash sink in the kitchen was partially obstructed with empty pitchers maintained inside the wash basin. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. [COS] Employee removed obstructions.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Not critical (9)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility lacks test strips to measure sanitizer concentration. [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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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Heavy build up of duty and grime observed on equipment and equipment surfaces. [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
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Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
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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
Employee's personal belongings observed stored in areas of food storage. [CA] No person shall store clothing or personal effects in any area used for the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces. Employee's personal effects (cell phone, car keys, and jackets) shall be stored in employee lockers or other designated areas for employee storage.
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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Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
K04 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, tobacco use
Employee's half eaten food observed stored in areas of food preparation. [CA] No employee shall eat or drink in the food prep, food contact storage, or food storage areas, use designated area.
Food Code 2-401.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clothes, eating and drinking
- Wear clean outer clothes and a clean apron.
- Eat, drink, smoke or vape only in a designated area (the break area), away from food and clean dishes.
- The one exception: you may drink from a closed drink container (a lid and a straw is the easy way) if it is handled so it can't contaminate your hands, the container, food, clean dishes or single-service items. Keep it away from food and prep tables.
From Food Code 2-304.11
Nails
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Hair, jewelry, nails and clothes
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Heavy accumulation of grime, oil, dust, and food residues observed in the following areas: - On wall at the corner of the food preparation area where the induction burners are used to boil water. - On wall behind where all the syrups and sugars are maintained. - On wall behind the hot water dispenser next to the ice machine. - On floors throughout the facility, especially underneath equipment (ice machine, preparation tables, etc.). [CA] Walls and/or floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean. Regularly clean under equipment to prevent accumulation of debris.
Food Code 6-101.11
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Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Observed container of cooked ground pork maintained out in ambient temperature measured at 48F. Manager stated that an employee had just prepared an order and continued onto other task without returning the PHF item back into the refrigerator. Observed opened gallon container of milk maintained in inadequate ice bath measured at 49F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Manager returned items into refrigeration units to immediately cool.
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)
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Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available
Current health permit not posted in visible location. [CA] The health permit issued by this department shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food facility.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Employees' three-year food handler cards unavailable for review. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Sanitizer concentration at the three-compartment sink measured less than 50 PPM. Employee conducting manual ware washing observed washing dishes correctly, however in the wrong order. Employee also did not allow sufficient contact time of utensils in solution. [CA] Manual warewashing shall be accomplished by using a three-compartment sink where the utensils are first precleaned, washed with hot soapy water, rinsed with hot water, sanitized with an approved method, and air dried. Use 1 TBS of bleach (5.25%) per 1 gal. of water for chlorine solution (100 PPM). Use 1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%) per 2 gal. of water for quaternary ammonium (200 PPM). [COS] Instructed employee to increase concentration of sanitizer as well as re-sanitizing utensils. Observed utensils recently removed from sanitizer stacked in a way that does not allow for proper air drying. [CA] Equipment and utensils must be air dried or properly stored to facilitate drying after sanitizing.
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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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)
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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right 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
- Eating or drinking in a food area Read the free guide
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
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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
- 70 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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