At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
88/ 100 · 12 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jun 30, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Waffle Amore 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 Waffle Amore?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food K29How to fixFix it
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How 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: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashedThe county found: “Observed a plastic disposable cup was used as a scoop for a bulk flour bin. [CA] Use approved scoops with handles to…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 7-201.11, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Store them away from food
From Food Code 7-201.11
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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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestJun 30, 2025Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 88 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 30, 2025.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Observed a plastic disposable cup was used as a scoop for a bulk flour bin. [CA] Use approved scoops with handles to help prevent contamination.
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 Waffle Amore? Fix it
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Observed canister of RAID insecticide on shelf above 3-compartment sink. [CA] Do not use household insecticide products; only professional pest control methods are permitted for commercial food facilities.
Food Code 7-201.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Store them away from food
- Store chemicals below and away from food, dishes, utensils, linens and single-use items. Never on a shelf above food.
- Separate them by space or a partition.
- Keep only the chemicals the kitchen needs.
From Food Code 7-201.11
Label every container
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Are you Waffle Amore? Fix it
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Observed brown mold-like substance on the white panel inside the ice machine. [CA] Keep ice machine clean.
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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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Are you Waffle Amore? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
At the handsink behind the door: observed the soap dispenser was full but was not dispensing soap. Another nearby sink (prep sink) had a soap dispenser but no paper towels. [CA] Keep soap dispensers functional at all times. Provide paper towels at handsinks. [SA] A bottle of soap was placed at the handsink by the door. Note: PIC stated she usually uses either the prep sink or 3-compartment sink to wash hands because the open door causes the handsink to be blocked. Wash hands only at the designated handsink; keep the door closed to keep the sink easily accessible.
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
4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Handwashing
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Are you Waffle Amore? Fix it
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Observed the 3-compartment sink's faucet was loose. [CA] Repair faucet and keep in good condition.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Are you Waffle Amore? 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)
What you can do
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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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
- 88 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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