At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
87/ 100 · 13 points taken off
3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Mar 30, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Vi Cafe 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 Vi Cafe?
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: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Eating or drinking in a food area K04How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How 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 Vi Cafe's team
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We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “The only hand wash station in the kitchen was completely obstructed and lacked paper towels at the time. Hand wash…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Eating or drinking in a food area
Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 2-304.11.
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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use
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0 of 3 done
Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
Logged
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What people see now
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What people see after you fix and log it
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What people see next
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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
LatestMar 30, 2026Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 87 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 30, 2026.
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The only hand wash station in the kitchen was completely obstructed and lacked paper towels at the time. Hand wash station also observed slow to drain. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and easily accessible at all times. Handwashing facilities shall be equipped with handwashing cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in dispensers. Ensure hand wash stations have paper towels and hand soap readily available and easily accessible at all times. [COS/SA] Employee refilled paper towel dispenser. Investigate cause for slow draining hand sink. Facility may utilize compartment for soiled utensils temporarily until hand wash sink is repaired.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Not critical (2)
Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
K04 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, tobacco use
Kitchen employee observed consuming fruits inside the kitchen. [CA] No employee shall eat or drink in the food prep, food contact storage, or food storage areas, use designated area.
Food Code 2-401.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clothes, eating and drinking
- Wear clean outer clothes and a clean apron.
- Eat, drink, smoke or vape only in a designated area (the break area), away from food and clean dishes.
- The one exception: you may drink from a closed drink container (a lid and a straw is the easy way) if it is handled so it can't contaminate your hands, the container, food, clean dishes or single-service items. Keep it away from food and prep tables.
From Food Code 2-304.11
Nails
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Hair, jewelry, nails and clothes
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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
Employees' personal belongings observed stored on storage racks and on the floor. [CA] Lockers or other suitable facilities shall be provided and used for the orderly storage of employee clothing and other possessions.
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 Vi Cafe? Fix it
EarlierMay 8, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Green placard)
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed grease build up on stainless steel walls in the kitchen. Owner stated that the previously facility had unapproved cooking equipment which was removed. [CA] Walls and/or floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean. Observed cove base tiles missing along the wall where the removed cooking equipment were previously installed. Vinyl plank observed installed in place of cove based tiles. [CA] The juncture of the floor and wall shall be coved with a 3/8-inch minimum radius coving and shall extend up the wall at least 4 inches. Observed missing ceiling panel directly above entrance into the kitchen. [CA] Ceilings of all rooms where nonprepackaged food is handled shall be smooth, of durable construction, and of nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable.
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 Vi Cafe, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Eating or drinking in a food area Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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
- 87 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
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