At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
88/ 100 · 12 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Mar 6, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Sam's Donuts 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 Sam's Donuts?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right K34How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How 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: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repairThe county found: “Observed the floor soiled behind and under equipment. [CA] Thoroughly clean the floor. Walls have accumulated…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-304.14.
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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 · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (18 → 12). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMar 6, 2026Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 88 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 6, 2026.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed the floor soiled behind and under equipment. [CA] Thoroughly clean the floor. Walls have accumulated splashes, etc. [CA] Clean the walls throughout.
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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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
There are no test strips. [CA] The test strips must be obtained and used.
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
The front counter shelf and the shelf next to the prep refrigerator have accumulated food particles. [CA] Thoroughly clean the shelves. Observed taped up lids on the bulk food bins. [CA] Replace with new lids.
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
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The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
There were PHFs left out at room temperature. [CA] PHF must be held at 41 degrees F and below. [COS] They were all put away into the cold holding unit. He stated that he had just received the delivery.
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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Hot and cold holding
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The paper towels were empty at both handwash areas. [CA] Keep the dispenser full with paper towels. [COS] The employee put paper towels in the dispenser although they were not the correct size. The hand soap dispenser does not work. [CA] Replace the dispenser. [COS] The owner refilled the bottle of hand soap with more soap.
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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Are you Sam's Donuts? Fix it
EarlierJul 7, 2025Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 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 restroom hand sink had no paper towels or soap. [CA] Must provide soap and paper towels in the dispensers. [COS] The employee put soap and napkins at the hand sink. There is not a hand sink in the kitchen. The facility must install the proper sinks. They have begun the plan check process and shown proof of payment.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (5)
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
Observed missing thermometer in the refrigerator. [CA] Each unit must have a thermometer to monitor the temperature. [COS] Manager provided a thermometer in each unit.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Observed used wiping towels on table top. [CA] The used wiping towels must be in sanitizer between each use. [COS] The owner placed the towels in sanitizer.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed crates being used as permanent shelves. They are completely soiled. [CA] Remove them and replace with approved shelving such as dunnage racks.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed the restroom door and the walls surrounding it to be very soiled. Observed the floor to have black accumulation under the crates. [CA] Thoroughly clean the floors and scrape the black accumulation off of the floors throughout the kitchen under equipment.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Observed personal items stored with food for the facility. The shelves are beginning to become cluttered.[CA] Store the personal items separately from the food items. Organize the shelves more thoroughly.
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use 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
- 88 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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