At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
75/ 100 · 25 points taken off
8 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Feb 17, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Tastea got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Tastea?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Time as a control not marked or logged K08How to fixFix it
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How 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 Tastea's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Time as a control not marked or loggedThe county found: “MISSING THE TIME FOR THE TAPIOCA PEARLS WHEN USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL. [CA] PROVIDE TIME. SEE VC&D”
First step: The 4-hour option
Then the next one: No person in charge on duty
Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-501.19, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 6-501.112.
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Fix and log it: Time as a control not marked or logged
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The 4-hour option
From Food Code 3-501.19
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).
Every visit
LatestFeb 17, 2026Routine inspection75 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 75 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Feb 17, 2026.
8 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
MISSING THE TIME FOR THE TAPIOCA PEARLS WHEN USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL. [CA] PROVIDE TIME. SEE VC&D
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.19
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
The 4-hour option
- Start with food at 41°F or below, or 135°F or above.
- Mark the container with the discard time: 4 hours after it left temperature control.
- Cook and serve, serve, or throw it out by that time.
- Throw out any container with no time marked.
From Food Code 3-501.19
The 6-hour option (cold food only)
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Time as a public health control (the 4-hour rule)
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Not critical (7)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
MISSING THE FOOD HANDLER'S CARDS FOR TWO EMPLOYEES. [CA] PROVIDE CARDS.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
FOUND THE ICE MACHINE WITH MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INSIDE SIDE AREA. FOUND DUST ON THE FRONT OF THE REACH DOWN FREEZER IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. [CA] CLEAN THESE AREAS MORE OFTEN.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Tastea? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
MISSING PAPER TOWELS AT TWO OF THE 3 HAND WASH SINKS (FRONT AND KITCHEN). [CA] PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS.
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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No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
FOUND THE HOT WATER AT 110F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. [CA] PROVIDE HOT WATER AT 120F MINIMUM.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Are you Tastea? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
THE FLOORS ARE STICKY THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. [CA] CLEAN THE FLOORS MORE OFTEN. FOUND A COUPLE OF EMPTY BOXES STORED ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. [CA] REMOVE BOXES FROM THE FLOOR AND DISCARD THEM.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K46 No unapproved private home/living/sleeping quarters
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 Tastea? Fix it
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
FOUND A WIPING CLOTH ON THE FOOD PREP COUNTER. [CA] STORE WIPING CLOTH IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION WHILE NOT IN USE.
Food Code 3-304.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Keep the bucket strong
- Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
- Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
- Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.
From Food Code 3-304.14
Keep cloths apart
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Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets
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Are you Tastea? Fix it
EarlierJul 2, 2025Routine inspection78 out of 100 (Green placard)
7 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
FOUND BOBA WITHOUT TIME MARKINGS. [CA] WHEN USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL, DATE AND TIME MUST BE RECOREDED FOR UP TO 4 HOURS. SEE VC&D.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (6)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
FOUND A FEW FRUIT FLIES FLYING AROUND IN THE BACK ROOM/KITCHEN AREA. [CA] FOOD FACILITIES SHALL BE KEPT FREE OF NON-DISEASE CARRYING INSECTS, WEEVILS, ANTS, GNATS, AND FRUIT FLIES.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
FOUND CLEANING SUPPLIES BLOCKING THE ACCESS TO THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. [CA] KEEP THE HAND WASH SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. FOUND THE 2 HAND WASH SINKS IN THE BACK WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS. FOUND THE HAND WASH SINK NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE SINK. [CA] PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS IN THE WALL DISPENSERS AT ALL TIMES. KEEP THE HAND WASH SINKS ACCESSIBLE AND DON'T STORE CONTAINERS INSIDE THE SINK.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
FOUND THE SURFACES OF THE TABLES WITH THE EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME. FOUND THE SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH CALCIUM DEPOSITS. [CA] CLEAN THE SURFACES MORE OFTEN.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
FOUND A COUPLE OF WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE COUNTERS AT THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. [CA] STORED WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION WHILE NOT IN USE.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
FOUND THE FLOORS AND THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT SERVICE AREA AND THE KITCHEN AND BACK ROOM WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. [CA] CLEAN THE FLOORS AND WALLS MORE OFTEN.
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Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
FOUND A SPRAY BOX WITH CHLOROX STORED ON TOP OF THE REACH DOWN FREEZER IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. [CA] KEEP CLEANING SUPPLIES SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS. COS
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 Tastea, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Time as a control not marked or logged Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer Read the free guide
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Ask for the manager. Tastea can only fix what it knows about.
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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
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
- 75 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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