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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
6problems found
6 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Feb 3, 2026
Is that a lot?
Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.
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What was found out about The Cats Restaurant?
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- Marked critical: Food in poor condition K13How to fixFix it
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Next: Food in poor conditionThe county found: “At the bar, observed a fruit fly in a single bottle of alcohol. [CA] Food is adulterated if it bears or contains any…”
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From Food Code 6-501.111
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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
LatestFeb 3, 2026Routine inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Feb 3, 2026.
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
At the bar, observed a fruit fly in a single bottle of alcohol. [CA] Food is adulterated if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it impure or injurious to health and shall be discarded immediately. Keep bottles of alcohol sealed/covered to prevent access for vermin. [COS] Bottle of alcohol was VC&D due to contamination/adulteration.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Reject it if you see
- Frozen food with big ice crystals, frozen liquid in the bottom, or water stains (thawed and refrozen)
- A time-temperature indicator showing it got too warm, even if the food looks fine
- Cans that are swollen, leaking, rusty, deeply dented at the seams, or missing labels
From Food Code 6-501.111
Approved sources only
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Receiving deliveries
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Not critical (5)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Food safety manager's certificate and food handler cards were unavailable upon request. [CA] Ensure at least one food safety manager's certificate is obtained and available for review. All other employees that handle food shall obtain food handler cards.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
In the ice machine, observed mold-like growth on the internal side panels. [CA] Ensure ice machine is frequently cleaned and sanitized to prevent possible contamination of food (ice).
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
In the kitchen area, at the dry storage racks, observed a large open hole for a soda dispensing line. In the storage room, observed open holes in the ceiling and sidewalls for ducts installed. [CA] Ensure all cracks, crevices, gaps, and holes are sealed to prevent an entrance for and harborage of vermin.
Food Code 6-101.11
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Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
At the upstairs storage area, observed a single dry rodent dropping on top of a packaged of panko breadcrumbs. In the kitchen area, on the counter-top between a covered container of seasonings and a counter-top steam table, observed a single dry rodent dropping. [CA] Ensure facility is kept free of rodent activity. Clean and sanitize all areas with activity. Seal all cracks, crevices, holes, and gaps to prevent possible entrance for and harborage for vermin. Contact pest control to provide service as necessary. In the kitchen area, and in the entertainment storage room, observed multiple flies. [CA] Ensure facility is kept free of fly activity to prevent possible contamination of food.
Food Code 6-501.111
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What to do
- Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
- Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
- Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.
From Food Code 6-501.112
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
At the 3 compartment sink/handwash station for the bar, observed a lack of hand soap. Facility was closed and not in operation during time of inspection. [CA] Ensure hand soap and paper towels are provided at the handwash station to allow for proper handwashing. [COS] Operator placed hand soap at the 3 compartment sink/handwash station.
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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Are you The Cats Restaurant? Fix it
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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- Food in poor condition Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Pests seen inside: flies Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use 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
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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