At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
88/ 100 · 12 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Oct 27, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. The Ameswell Hotel - Kitchen 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 The Ameswell Hotel - Kitchen?
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- Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Signs posted; last inspection report available K47How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “One Hand washing sink was partially blocked. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
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Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestOct 27, 2025Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 88 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Oct 27, 2025.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
One Hand washing sink was partially blocked. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. Lack paper towel dispenser for the coffee bar and using pile of paper towels available next to the sink. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use 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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Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available
Health permit was posted in a office. [CA] The health permit issued by this department shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food facility.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Drain pipe from the ice holder was inside the floor sink. [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
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In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Prep table with tomato sauce and cheese was measured 45 F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [SA] Rapid chill food before placing it in at the prep table. Food served for breakfast was in left in a cold holding unit: -Hash brown in a drawer was measured 53F. -Melon was measured 52 F. [CA] PHF shall be held at 41F or below. [COS] Food items served for break were discarded by chef.
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If food is out of range
- Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
- Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
- Unknown time or longer: throw it out.
Which foods need temperature control (TCS)
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Walk freezer and dry storage room has cartons of food on floor. [CA] Food shall be stored at least 6 inches above the floor to prevent contamination.
Food Code 3-305.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Where food may never be stored
- Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
- Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.
From Food Code 3-305.11
Top to bottom
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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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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- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
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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
- 88 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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