At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
98/ 100 · 2 points taken off
1 problem found · Routine county inspection · Mar 25, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most coffee shops here got 0 to 9 points taken off. Starbucks Coffee #8977 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 #8977?
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
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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Next: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repairThe county found: “Observed coffee grounds and several other types of food debris on ground, behind and in between equipment. [CA] Deep…”
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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 (11 → 2). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMar 25, 2026Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 98 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 25, 2026.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed coffee grounds and several other types of food debris on ground, behind and in between equipment. [CA] Deep clean facility; pull out equipment for cleaning. Recommend setting rodent traps in doors along walls due to construction next door.
Food Code 6-101.11
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Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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EarlierJan 14, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Grime accumulation on the dump sinks at the service area and on the handwash sink at the back area. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Observed grime accumulation in the floor sink near the drive-thru window. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean. 2. Grime and debris observed on the floor under the 3 compartment sink. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
1. Facility lacks quaternary ammonium test strips. [Corrective Action] Provide test strips and check daily. 2. Facility lacks device or thermo labels to check high temperature dishwasher. [Corrective Action] Provide a device or thermo labels and check dailiy.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
1. Food Safety Certification not available for review. [Corrective Action] Food Safety Certificate shall be readily available for review. 2. Observed employee lacking Food Handler's Card. [Corrective Action] 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.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Rubber seal on the door of the single door upright cooler at the back area observed ripped. [Corrective Action] Repair or replace the rubber seal.
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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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
- 98 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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