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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 · Jul 18, 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. Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer K40How to fixFix it
  2. Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
  3. No hot or cold water at a sink K21How 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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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-302.11.

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Fix and log it: Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer

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Keep the bucket strong

From Food Code 3-304.14

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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

  1. LatestJul 18, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 87 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 18, 2025.

    5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (5)

    • Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer

      The department's words

      K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored

      Soiled wiping cloths noted on prep table. [CA] Store wiping cloth in sanitizer bucket in between uses.

      Food Code 3-304.14

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Keep the bucket strong

      • Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
      • Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
      • Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.

      From Food Code 3-304.14

      Keep cloths apart

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets

      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

    • Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

      The department's words

      K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized

      Observed wet stacking of food containers on equipment shelf. [CA] Allow food containers to air dry prior to stacking.

      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

      4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths

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      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

      Hot water at 3 comp sink measured at 103F from the faucet. [CA] Maintain a minimum of 120F water.

      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

    • Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      Measured fried chicken in steel container at 75F, placed in container from fryer 2 hours ago. Chicken in refried per customer order. [CA] Maintain potentially hazardous food 41F and below or 135F and above. Note- you may use time as a public health control and discard after 4 hours from the time it was removed from the fryer. [COS] Chicken container was time marked and shall be discarded by 4p. TPHC hand out provided.

      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

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      Fix and log it now

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    • Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      K27 Food separated and protected

      Raw chicken above raw pork in walk in cooler. [CA] Store raw chicken below raw pork. [COS]

      Food Code 3-302.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Top to bottom

      • 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
      • 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
      • 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)

      From Food Code 3-302.11

      Keep raw meat types apart

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Fridge and freezer storage order

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      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)

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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
87 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Questions about Roost And Roast

When was Roost And Roast last inspected?

The county last inspected Roost And Roast on Jul 18, 2025. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Roost And Roast?

The county listed 5 violations on Jul 18, 2025: Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer; Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right; and No hot or cold water at a sink, and 2 more.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Jul 18, 2025, the county marked none as critical.