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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
66/ 100 · 34 points taken off
10 problems found · 2 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Nov 20, 2025
At the routine inspection on Nov 20, 2025. The latest visit, on Dec 12, 2025, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Walia Ethiopian Kitchen got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Walia Ethiopian Kitchen?
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: Pests seen inside: roaches K23How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How 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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Next: Pests seen inside: roachesThe county found: “FOUND A DEAD COCKROACH INSIDE THE DOUGH MIXER. [CA] FOOD FACILITIES SHALL NOT HAVE ANY COCKROACHES ON THE PREMISES.…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 7-201.11, Food Code 6-301.11.
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0 of 3 done
What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 follow-up).
Nice work, Walia Ethiopian Kitchen. At the follow-up 22 days later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in 22 days. We're proud of you.
Every visit
LatestDec 12, 2025Follow-up inspection
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
This one: a follow-up inspection on Dec 12, 2025. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Nov 20, 2025: 66 out of 100 (Red placard).
EarlierNov 20, 2025Routine inspection66 out of 100 (Red placard)
10 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
FOUND A DEAD COCKROACH INSIDE THE DOUGH MIXER. [CA] FOOD FACILITIES SHALL NOT HAVE ANY COCKROACHES ON THE PREMISES. REMOVE THE COCKROACH, CLEAN THE FACILITY, MOVE THE EQUIPMENT TO CHECK AND SEAL ANY GAPS OR CREVICES ON THE WALLS, FLOORS AND CEILINGS WHERE THE COCKROACHES MAY BE ENTERING THE BUILDING. DISCARD ANY FOOD THAT MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY THE COCKROACHES. REMOVE ANY UNUSED EQUIPMENT OR CLUTTER. REMOVE ANY ENCRUSTED FOOD ON THE FOOD PREPARATION TABLES, UNDER EQUIPMENT, ON THE FLOORS AND WALLS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACES PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE DEPARTMENT. NOTE: ONE RE-INSPECTION WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE, IF ADDITIONAL RE-INSPECTIONS ARE NEEDED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THEY WILL BE CHARGED AT $298 PER HOUR DURING BUSINESS HOURS, MINIMUM ONE HOUR OR $645/2-HOUR MINIMUM DURING NON-BUSINESS HOURS, AND UPON INSPECTOR AVAILABILITY.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS IN THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOM. [CA] PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. COS FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS AND NO SOAP AT THE HAND WASH SINK NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. [CA] PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES AT ALL THE HAND WASH SINKS. FOUND MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE HAND WASH SINK NEAR THE SECOND MOP SINK. [CA] CLEAN THE HAND WASH SINK MORE OFTEN.
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 (8)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
FOUND THE HAND WASH SINK NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH NO RUNNING WATER. [CA] PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.
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
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Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
FOUND A COUPLE OF COCKROACH BORIC ACID BOTTLES AND HOT SHOT ANT BAIT ON SHELF IN THE KITCHEN. [CA] USE ONLY PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROL COMPANY TO TREAT FOR VERMIN. FOUND A SPRAY BOTTLE WITH NO LABEL. [CA] PROVIDE A LABEL.
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
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Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
A FEW CEILING PANELS ARE MISSING IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM. [CA] REPLACE THE PANELS.
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 Walia Ethiopian Kitchen? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
FOUND THE MOP STORED INSIDE THE MOP BUCKET. [CA] HANG THE MOP TO AIR DRY.
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 Walia Ethiopian Kitchen? Fix it
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
FOUND THE HOT WATER IN THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOM AT 66F. FOUND THE HOT WATER AT THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE COOKING AREA AT 85F. [CA] PROVIDE HOT WATER AT 100F.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
FOUND THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOM DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING. [CA] PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DOORS.
Food Code 6-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Check the restroom
- Soap, paper towels or a dryer, toilet paper and warm water at every restroom sink.
- The door closes by itself.
- After the toilet: wash in the restroom, then wash again at the kitchen sink.
From Food Code 6-301.11
Clean it on a schedule
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Restrooms, mops and rags
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
MISSING CHLORINE TEST STRIPS TO MEASURE 100 PPM CHLORINE AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. [CA] PROVIDE TEST STRIPS.
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
Washing, step by step
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The three-compartment sink, step by step
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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
REPEAT VIOLATION: MISSING THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGERS. [CA] PROVIDE THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGERS WITHIN 2 WEEKS.
EarlierDec 27, 2024Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
MISSING PAPER TOWELS IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM. [CA] PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
THE HOT WATER IN THE RESTROOMS SINK IS 65F. [CA] PROVIDE HOT WATER AT 100F.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
MISSING THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE. [CA] PROVIDE THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE.
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
FOUND FRUIT FLIES IN THE FACILITY. [CA] ENSURE THE FACILITY HAS NO FRUIT FLIES.
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.
- Pests seen inside: roaches Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning Read the free guide
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right 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
- Follow-up inspection
- Result
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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