At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
88/ 100 · 12 points taken off
3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Apr 15, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. The Harker School 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 Harker School?
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
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How 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: Time as a control not marked or loggedThe county found: “Found several food stations under time as a public health control (TPHC) without time marks: veggie station, deli…”
First step: The 4-hour option
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-501.19, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 3-501.13.
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The 4-hour option
From Food Code 3-501.19
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 4 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestApr 15, 2026Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 88 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 15, 2026.
3 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 several food stations under time as a public health control (TPHC) without time marks: veggie station, deli station, hot holding station and salad station. [CA] When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a public health control, PHFs shall be time marked to indicate when item is removed from temperature control, discarded if not consumed or served within 4 hours, and written procedures shall be readily available for review. [COS] Operator provided sticker with date and time.
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)
2 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Time as a public health control (the 4-hour rule)
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Not critical (2)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Found disposable cup used to dispense bulk flour in storage room. [CA] Discontinue using scoops without handles. Provide scoops with handle for dispensing bulk goods.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you The Harker School? Fix it
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
1. Found shell eggs stored above ready to eat foods in 2 door upright. [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. 2. Lacking sneeze guard for hot holding station food at self-service line. Per operator, in process of obtaining device. [CA] Food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging, counter, service line, or sneeze guards that intercept a direct line between the consumer's mouth and the food being displayed, containers with tight-fitting securely attached lids, display cases, mechanical dispensers, or other effective means.
Food Code 3-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Top to bottom
- 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
- 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
- 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)
From Food Code 3-302.11
Keep raw meat types apart
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Are you The Harker School? Fix it
EarlierOct 7, 2025Routine inspection94 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Found broken spray nozzle at warewash sink. [CA] Repair/replaced spray nozzle.
The department's words
K26 Approved thawing methods used; frozen food
Found bags of frozen meats being thawed in stagnant water in 3-compartment. [CA] Frozen potentially hazardous food shall only be thawed in one of the following ways: 1) under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F or below, 2) completely submerged under potable running water for a period not to exceed two hours at a water temperature of 70°F or below, and with sufficient water velocity to agitate and flush off loose particles into the sink drain, 3) in a microwave oven if immediately followed by immediate preparation, 4) as part of a cooking process.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed several cold/hot holding service line with sneeze guard, however not fully covering food items. No staff members are directly serving students at those sites. [CA] Food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging, counter, service line, or sneeze guards that intercept a direct line between the consumer's mouth and the food being displayed, containers with tight-fitting securely attached lids, display cases, mechanical dispensers, or other effective means.
EarlierMar 20, 2025Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
1. Measured hot water holding at 116F at warewash sink. [CA] Provide an adequate, pressurized, potable supply of hot water at a minimum of 120F for all sinks with the exception of hand wash sink to be held between 100F - 108F. 2. Measured water temperature holding at 70F at hand wash station in employees designated restroom. Water temperature topped off at 74F. [CA] Provide an adequate, pressurized, potable supply of hot water at a minimum of 120F for all sinks with the exception of hand wash sink to be held between 100F - 108F. [SA] Operator directed to rewash hands upon entering kitchen.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed several hot holding service line without sneeze guard. No staff members are directly serving students. [CA] Food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging, counter, service line, or sneeze guards that intercept a direct line between the consumer's mouth and the food being displayed, containers with tight-fitting securely attached lids, display cases, mechanical dispensers, or other effective means.
EarlierDec 9, 2024Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 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
1. Measured the following PHFs holding between 54F - 66F at cooks line at front service line for less than 4 hours: sliced cheese and shredded cheese. 2. Measured the following PHFs holding between 52F - 123F at the students self service area for less than 4 hours: sliced turkey, rice & eggrolls and salsa. [CA] Maintain all cold PHFs held at or below 41F or hot held at or above 135F. [COS] Operator directed to relocate PHFs at fronts cooks line to reach in refrigeration units. [SA] Operator opted to discard of PHFs in student self-service area after lunch service. *Food service is from 11:00am - 1:00pm.*
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Found black/brown like substance on white interior panel of ice machine. [CA] Routinely clean.
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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- Time as a control not marked or logged Read the free guide
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- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food 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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