At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
94/ 100 · 6 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · May 1, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Subway Sandwiches 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 Subway Sandwiches?
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
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How 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: “There is a hole in the wall near the three compartment sink. Note: A rodent trap is set up directly from the hole.…”
Then the next one: Equipment in poor repair
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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 (2 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (15 → 6). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMay 1, 2026Routine inspection94 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 94 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 1, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
There is a hole in the wall near the three compartment sink. Note: A rodent trap is set up directly from the hole. [CA] Seal the hole in the gap. Ensure to maintain the floors, walls, and ceilings of the facility clean and in good repair.
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
Are you Subway Sandwiches? Fix it
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
The undercounter cooler across the register is in disrepair and unable to maintain PHFs at 41F or below. [CA] Ensure to maintain equipment in good repair. Service, repair, or replace the unit.
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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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
1. Observed a handwash sink to have been removed in the back of house area. Hot and cold water lines along with a waste pipe were found inside a small cabinet. [CA] All plumbing and plumbing fixtures shall be installed in compliance with applicable local plumbing ordinances, shall be maintained so as to prevent any contamination, and shall be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair. Reinstall the handwash sink within 30 days. 2. Observed a waste pipe draining directly into the removed sink drain pipe. [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.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Are you Subway Sandwiches? Fix it
EarlierNov 18, 2025Routine inspection85 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Provolone cheese, and several sauces were measured above 50°F in the undercounter cooler. Ambient air of the undercounter cooler measured at 55°F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Per staff, items were placed there less than 4 hours prior. Items were moved to the walk in cooler to rapidly chill.
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Not critical (3)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Facility lacks food handler cards for some of the staff. [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.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1. The two door undercounter cooler is not maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below. 2. The prep sink is not sealed to the wall. [CA] Ensure all equipment is installed properly.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Raw eggs were found stored above ready to eat foods (salami and chicken). [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from cross-contamination. Store all raw meat or other raw products of animal origin below ready-to-eat food items.
EarlierFeb 11, 2025Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
REPEAT VIOLATION: Quaternary Ammonia at the three compartment sink measured at 100 PPM. No Active ware washing was observed. [CA] Manual sanitization shall be accomplished in the final sanitizing rinse by contacting a chlorine solution of 100 PPM concentration for at least 30 seconds or by contacting a quaternary ammonium solution of 200 PPM concentration for at least 60 seconds. Ensure to change the solution prior to washing dishes.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Facility has replaced the upright cooler with a new Pepsi branded cooler (like-like) and has left the old cooler unplugged in the dining area. [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.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
In the walk in cooler tuna salad was observed to be at 46F. Per staff they made it yesterday. Note: Ambient temperature of the unit was measured at 43F. Staff adjusted the thermostat and internal temperature was measured at 40F. Per staff they left the cooler open while doing shift change. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [SA] The tuna salad was observed to go down in holding temperature.
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
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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
- 94 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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