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What happened?
86/ 100 · 14 points taken off
6 problems found · Routine county inspection · Mar 26, 2026
At the routine inspection on Mar 26, 2026. The latest visit, on Mar 27, 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. Sammy G's Pizzeria 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 Sammy G's Pizzeria?
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- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 follow-up).
Nice work, Sammy G's Pizzeria. 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.
Fewer points taken off than last time (28 → 14). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMar 27, 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 Mar 27, 2026. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Mar 26, 2026: 86 out of 100 (Green placard).
EarlierMar 26, 2026Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Repeat Violation: In the back of house area, near the soda syrups, the doors have been removed exposing the facility to an unfinished electrical panel area. 2. There is a square cut out in the wall under a prep table that has had a small metal grid attached to seal. 3. Cove base tiles near the walk in cooler are either broken, missing, or detaching from the cooler. 4. There is a gap around the soda syrup lines in the ceiling tile. [CA] Walls and/or floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean and in good repair. Repair the wall with a durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, and easily cleanable surface.
Food Code 6-101.11
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Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Compressed gas tanks are unrestrained in near the soda syrups. [CA] All pressurized cylinders shall be securely fastened to a rigid structure.
Food Code 4-901.11
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Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
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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
Repeat Violation: The dumpster area is being used to store old equipment no longer required for the operation of the facility. Note: rodent droppings were observed on top of the unused cooler stored under old beer kegs. [CA] The premises of a food facility shall be free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the facility, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used.
Food Code 6-101.11
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Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility's testing strips for their choice of sanitizer at th the three compartment sink expired in 2022. Note: Strips measured quaternary ammonia solution at 0 PPM. Eh inspector strips measured at 200 ppm. [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
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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.
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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Several old rodent droppings were observed on the floor near the soda syrups under the electrical panel wall. [CA] Ensure to maintain the facility free of animals, pests, and vermin. Sanitize the area of old droppings. Seal holes and gaps.
Food Code 6-501.111
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What to do
- Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
- Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
- Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.
From Food Code 6-501.112
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The handsoap dispenser in the restroom was not working. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times. [SA] The soap bottle was removed from dispenser and used as a pump bottle.
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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EarlierMar 18, 2025Routine inspection72 out of 100 (Green placard)
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
In the bar, at the only hand wash station, there were no paper towels available. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels. [COS] PIC restocked the dispenser.
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Not critical (9)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1. The two door undercounter freezer is in disrepair. 2. The top door cooler in the bar is pooling water at the bottom. [CA] Ensure to maintain all equipment clean and in good repair. Repair, service, replace, or, if no longer required for the operation, remove the equipment from the premises. 3. Facility has a non ANSI accredited microwave. [CA] New and/or replacement food equipment shall be certified or classified for sanitation by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certification program (e.g. NSF, UL EPH, UL Sanitation, CSA Sanitation, or ETL Sanitation).
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Some of the staff lack food handler cards. [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.
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 dumpster area is being used to store old equipment no longer required for the operation of the facility. [CA] The premises of a food facility shall be free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the facility, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
In the back of house area, near the soda syrups, the doors have been removed exposing the facility to an unfinished electrical panel area. [CA] Walls and/or floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean and in good repair. Repair the wall with a durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, and easily cleanable surface.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
1. Repeat Violation: Observed cardboard being used to line the bottom shelf of a prep table. [CA] Discontinue the use of cardboard boxes to line shelves/flooring, use approved equipment made of materials that is easily cleanable, durable, smooth, and nonabsorbent. 2. Repeat Violation: Observed bowls being used as scoops for bulk dry ingredients [CA] Use approved utensils such as scoops or spoons with handles to ensure hands do not come in direct contact with food. 3. All CO2 tanks were found unrestrained (1 in the back of house and 5 in the bar). [CA] All pressurized cylinders shall be securely fastened to a rigid structure.
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Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
The three door keg cooler is discharging onto the floor of the bar area. [CA] Liquid waste shall be disposed of through the approved plumbing system and shall discharge into the public sewerage or into an approved private sewage disposal system.
The department's words
K24 Person in charge present and performing duties
Observed customers enter the bar area to access the self service soda machine. [CA] The "person in charge" shall ensure that persons unnecessary to the food facility operation shall not be allowed in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Facility may clearly delineate the soda fountain area from the bar to prevent access into the bar area. 113984.1. Food preparation area, consumer access consumer access to a food facility through the food preparation area is permissible, at the discretion of the permit holder, if Ready-To-Eat Foods are prepared in approved areas separated from sources of contamination by a space of at least three feet from the consumer and in areas that are separate from raw or undercooked foods. The route of access shall be separated from the required space by a rail or wall at least three feet high or otherwise clearly delineated.
Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available
One of the hand wash stations in the restroom lack a hand wash reminder. [CA] A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be posted at all handwashing stations used by food employees.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
1. In the bar area, at the floor sink near the soda dispenser, the discharge pipe does not have an air gap. 2. In the bar area, at the floor sink between the two keg coolers, the two door cooler's discharge hose does not have an air gap. [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.
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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- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: droppings Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
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- Green placard
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