At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jul 2, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most coffee shops here got 0 to 9 points taken off. Starbucks Coffee #5436 got about the same as most.
Compared with 385 Santa Clara County coffee shops. Each shop's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Starbucks Coffee #5436?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How 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
For Starbucks Coffee #5436's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “At the handwash station adjacent to the drive-through window, observed the top of the paper towel dispenser has been…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Equipment in poor repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-301.12.
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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use
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0 of 3 done
Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
Logged
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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 (13 → 5). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJul 2, 2026Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 95 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 2, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
At the handwash station adjacent to the drive-through window, observed the top of the paper towel dispenser has been removed. Paper towels are subject to contamination. [CA] Paper towels shall be stored in a sanitary condition inside dispenser.
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed the active use of two countertop MerryChef ovens for reheating prepackaged foods without a ventilation hood or prior approval from this Department. [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) and approved by this Department. Facility to submit plans or apply for hood exemption to Plan Check Department.
Food Code 4-101.11
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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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EarlierMay 13, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 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
**MAJOR** 1. Observed paper towel dispenser at the handwash sink in the back storage area is empty. [CA] Handwash sink shall be fully stocked with soap and single use towels at all times. [COS] PIC restocked the paper towel dispenser. **MINOR** 2. Observed paper towel dispenser at the handwash sink by the drive-through window is broken. [CA] Repair dispenser. Single use towels shall be stored in a dispenser to prevent contamination between users.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility lacks testing materials for high temperature mechanical dishwasher. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Employee actively working in the facility lacks food handler card. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of their employment. Food handler cards shall be available for review at all times.
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.
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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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
- 95 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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