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Roost And Roast

Other food place · Palo Alto, CA

1 inspection

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Dec 23, 2025

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Roost And Roast 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 Roost And Roast?

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

  1. Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
  2. Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding K11How to fixFix it
  3. Hot food below 135°F K07How 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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We'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.

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  1. Fix it together

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  3. Show what you did

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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-403.11, Food Code 2-301.15.

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Fix and log it: Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding

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The rule

From Food Code 3-403.11

Logged

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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 visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).

Every visit

  1. LatestDec 23, 2025Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 86 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Dec 23, 2025.

    5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (5)

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

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

      The inside upper panel of the ice bin has orange colored accumulation. [CA] Clean and sanitize the inside of the ice bin. [COS] The owner cleaned the inside of the ice bin.

      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 Roost And Roast? Fix it

    • Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding

      The department's words

      K11 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding

      Observed the chicken in the pan taken from the stove to be cut. According to the owner the chicken was already cooked and it was being reheated for hot holding. [CA] Any PHF that has been cooked, cooled, and reheated for hot holding shall be reheated to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F for 15 seconds. [COS] The chicken was cooked further until it reached 165 degrees F internal with the probe thermometer.

      Food Code 3-403.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      The rule

      • Reheat cooked and cooled food to 165°F for 15 seconds in every part, within 2 hours.
      • Microwave: 165°F, then rotate or stir, cover, and let stand 2 minutes.
      • Store-bought ready-to-eat food from a sealed package (canned chili, hot dogs): 135°F within 2 hours.

      From Food Code 3-403.11

      Reheat only once

      2 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Reheating leftovers

      The full guide has 2 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Roost And Roast? Fix it

    • Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      Observed curry sauce in a plastic container at 50 degrees F on top of the ice machine. [CA} Transportation of food must ensure proper food delivery methods. Take effective measures to keep PHFs hot 135 degrees and above or cold at 41 degrees F and below. According to the owner the food was brought from the other location about 2 miles away and just set down in front of the walk in for putting away in the walk in. [SA] The employee put it into the freezer.

      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

      The full guide has 3 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Roost And Roast? Fix it

    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      There were not any paper towels at the hand sink where the manager told me to wash my hands. [CA] Each hand sink must be kept stocked with soap and paper towels. [COS] The paper towel dispenser was filled.

      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

      4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Handwashing

      The full guide has 4 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Roost And Roast? Fix it

    • No hot or cold water at a sink

      The department's words

      K21 Hot and cold water available

      The dish sink reached about 114 degrees F and then stayed at 113 degrees F. [CA] The water must reach 120 degrees F. [COS] The water heater was turned up and then by end of inspection reached the required 120 degrees F.

      Food Code 5-103.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures

      Hot and cold water at every sink

      In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Roost And Roast? 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

As a customer of Roost And Roast, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

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

    • Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
    • Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding Read the free guide
    • Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
    • Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
    • No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures

    Open the steps here

  2. Call Roost And Roast

    Ask for the manager. Roost And Roast can only fix what it knows about.

    Call Roost And Roast: (650) 380-1612

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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

This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .

Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.

Questions about Roost And Roast

When was Roost And Roast last inspected?

The county last inspected Roost And Roast on Dec 23, 2025. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Roost And Roast?

The county listed 5 violations on Dec 23, 2025: Equipment in poor repair; Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding; and Hot food below 135°F, and 2 more.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Dec 23, 2025, the county marked none as critical.