At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Sep 3, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. The Habit Burger Grill 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 Habit Burger Grill?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Garbage uncovered or not taken out K42How to fixFix it
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Hot food below 135°F K07How 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 The Habit Burger Grill's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Garbage uncovered or not taken outThe county found: “Lids to garbage containers were left open. [CA]: Garbage containers shall be properly covered at all times. Ensure…”
First step: Trash cans
Then the next one: No person in charge on duty
Log it
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code Part 5-5, Food Code 4-603.16.
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Fix and log it: Garbage uncovered or not taken out
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0 of 4 done
Trash cans
From Food Code Part 5-5
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
LatestSep 3, 2026Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 92 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 3, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Garbage uncovered or not taken out
The department's words
K42 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Lids to garbage containers were left open. [CA]: Garbage containers shall be properly covered at all times. Ensure that garbage bin lids are closed.
Food Code 5-501.113
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Trash cans
- Use lidded, leak-proof cans lined with bags. Keep them away from food and clean dishes.
- Empty them when full and at the end of the day.
- Wash cans outdoors or at the mop sink, never in a food-prep, dish or hand sink. Rinse, sanitize, air-dry, re-line.
- Wash your hands after handling trash.
From Food Code Part 5-5
Keep two separate sets
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Restrooms, mops and rags
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Are you The Habit Burger Grill? Fix it
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Some food handler cards were found to be expired. [CA]: All food employees shall have adequate knowledge of, and properly trained in food safety. Food employees must have adequate knowledge of major food allergens.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Temperatures of sliced tomatoes, cheese, and corn and black bean salsa on prep cooler was measured at42F-44F. [CA]: Potentially Hazardous Food shall be held at or below 41 degrees.
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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Hot and cold holding
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Are you The Habit Burger Grill? Fix it
EarlierMar 14, 2025Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Observed waste pipe from ice machine extending into 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 of at least one inch or twice the diameter of waste pipe into a floor sink or other approved type of receptor.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Observed accumulation of pink and yellow mold like substance on inside panel of ice machine from the top opening space. It is not coming in contact with ice at this time. [CA] Clean and sanitize the ice machine.
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 The Habit Burger Grill, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Garbage uncovered or not taken out Read the free guide
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
Let The Habit Burger Grill know
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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
- 92 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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