At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Feb 3, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Spicy Way 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 Spicy Way?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right K34How 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: No person in charge on dutyThe county found: “Employee's Food Handler's Card were not available for review. [Corrective Action] Ensure Food Handler's Cards are…”
Then the next one: Equipment in poor repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Fix and log it: Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
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0 of 3 done
Set up
From Food Code 4-301.12
Logged
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestFeb 3, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 93 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Feb 3, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Employee's Food Handler's Card were not available for review. [Corrective Action] Ensure Food Handler's Cards are readily available for review.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed damaged rubber seal on the left door of the 2 door upright freezer. [Corrective Action] Repair or replace the rubber seal.
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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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Observed employee portioning raw meat at the drainboard of the warewash sink and the drainboard of the dishwasher. [Corrective Action] Conduct food prep activities at the food prep sink or work table.
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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EarlierJun 26, 2025Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Grime accumulation on the handle of the ice scoop in the ice machine. [Corrective Action] Maintain equipment clean.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Grime accumulation on the door handles of the 2 door upright freezers. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
EarlierOct 16, 2024Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Observed loose paper towels stored on top of the paper towel dispenser at the service area. Per PIC, the key for the paper towel dispenser is missing and unable to open. [Corrective Action] Ensure paper towels are stored in the paper towel dispenser. Replace the paper towel dispenser.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1. Rubber seal on the door of the 2 door undercounter cooler observed in disrepair. [Corrective Action] Replace or repair the rubber seal. 2. Rubber seal on the door of the 2 door upright freezer observed in disrepair. [Corrective Action] Repair or replace the rubber seal.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Heavy dust accumulation on the fan guard in both restrooms. [Corrective Action] Routinely clean.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Food Handler's Card not available for review. [Corrective Action] Ensure Food Handler's Card is readily available for review.
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 Spicy Way, you can:
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- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up 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
- 93 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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