94
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3
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1
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PASSED
Jun 15, 2026ROUTINE INSPECTION61 days ago

OWNERSHIP CHANGE INFORMATION NEW OWNER: EM Coffee House San Jose VNT LLC FACILITY NAME: EM Coffee House Operation start date: 6/22/26 The applicant has completed the change of ownership application process for an Environmental Health Permit. The permit category for this facility is FP09. An invoice for the permit fee in the amount of $664.00 will be mailed to the billing address on the application. Payment must be submitted within 10 days of receipt of the invoice. The owner is responsible for contacting our department if an invoice is not received and remit payment within 30 days. The Environmental Health Permit will be effective: 07/01/2026 - 06/30/2027. This report serves as a temporary permit; however, the permit will be deemed invalid if the permit fee is not paid in full within 30 days from the date of this report. Okay to Operate. Post permit in public view. Structural Review inspection conducted on 06/15/2026. Prior to the installation of any new equipment, submittal is required to Plan Check. Plan check consultation hours are Monday - Friday: 730AM-10AM and afternoon by appointment only at address above. Additional information on Plan Check Program is available at http://www.ehinfo.org/ Any installation of new equipment, without prior notification to district specialist/Plan Check is subject to impound. Unapproved equipment will not be allowed for use. *Obtain food safety manager certificate within 60 days. All other food employees must have valid food handler cards within 30 days from hire date. Food Safety Manager Certificate and Food Handler cards shall be available for review. Facility shall notify district specialist should there be a change of number of employees or change in menu. District specialist shall be notified prior to the addition, replacement, or removal of any equipment. Facility is recommended to have professional pest control services.

Inspection Timeline

Jun 15, 2026Latest
Passed
ROUTINE INSPECTION
Jan 7, 2026
PassedScore: 94/100
ROUTINE INSPECTION
94
Nov 19, 2024
PassedScore: 88/100
ROUTINE INSPECTION
88

Violations Analysis

1
Critical Violations
1 in last 3 inspections
5
Non-Critical
6
Total Violations
Across 3 inspections

Complete inspection history

3 inspections
PassLatest Jun 15, 2026
N/A

ROUTINE INSPECTION

OWNERSHIP CHANGE INFORMATION NEW OWNER: EM Coffee House San Jose VNT LLC FACILITY NAME: EM Coffee House Operation start date: 6/22/26 The applicant has completed the change of ownership application process for an Environmental Health Permit. The permit category for this facility is FP09. An invoice for the permit fee in the amount of $664.00 will be mailed to the billing address on the application. Payment must be submitted within 10 days of receipt of the invoice. The owner is responsible for contacting our department if an invoice is not received and remit payment within 30 days. The Environmental Health Permit will be effective: 07/01/2026 - 06/30/2027. This report serves as a temporary permit; however, the permit will be deemed invalid if the permit fee is not paid in full within 30 days from the date of this report. Okay to Operate. Post permit in public view. Structural Review inspection conducted on 06/15/2026. Prior to the installation of any new equipment, submittal is required to Plan Check. Plan check consultation hours are Monday - Friday: 730AM-10AM and afternoon by appointment only at address above. Additional information on Plan Check Program is available at http://www.ehinfo.org/ Any installation of new equipment, without prior notification to district specialist/Plan Check is subject to impound. Unapproved equipment will not be allowed for use. *Obtain food safety manager certificate within 60 days. All other food employees must have valid food handler cards within 30 days from hire date. Food Safety Manager Certificate and Food Handler cards shall be available for review. Facility shall notify district specialist should there be a change of number of employees or change in menu. District specialist shall be notified prior to the addition, replacement, or removal of any equipment. Facility is recommended to have professional pest control services.

No reported violations
Pass Jan 7, 2026
94/100

ROUTINE INSPECTION

3 reported violations
  • K39: Thermometers provided, accurate

    Facility lacks thermometer to measure PHF items. [CA] An accurate easily readable metal probe thermometer (accurate to +/- 2°F) that is designed to measure the temperature of thin masses shall be provided and readily available to accurately measure the temperatures of potentially hazardous foods.

  • K44: Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing

    Mop placed inside mop bucket. Facility does not have any mop racks or devices available to store mop. [CA] After use, mops shall be placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.

  • K34: Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips

    Facility lacks test strips to measure sanitizer concentration. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.

Pass Nov 19, 2024
88/100

ROUTINE INSPECTION

OWNERSHIP CHANGE INFORMATION NEW FACILITY NAME: Hien Khanh Dakao NEW OWNER: Ngoc Nguyen The applicant has completed the facility evaluation application process for an Environmental Health Permit. The permit category for this facility is FP10. An invoice for the permit fee in the amount of $1,107.00 will be mailed to the billing address on the application. Payment must be submitted within 10 days of receipt of the invoice. The owner is responsible for contacting our department if an invoice is not received and remit payment within 30 days. The Environmental Health Permit will be effective: 12/01/2024 - 11/30/2025 This report serves as a temporary permit. However, the permit will be deemed invalid if the permit fee is not paid in full within 30 days from the date of this report. Okay to Operate. An official permit will be mailed to the address on file and shall be posted in public view upon receipt. *Structural Review inspection conducted on 11/19/2024 * Time as a public health control written procedures reviewed and provided to owner.

3 reported violations
  • K48: Plan review

    Layout of facility does not correspond to previously approved plans. - Ventilation hood and cook line has been relocated. - Water heater has been relocated from the floor level to upstairs storage. - Water heater on approved plans was gas powered. Current water heater is electric and undersized. - Mop sink has been relocated. - Hand wash sink has been relocated. [CA] A person proposing to build or remodel a food facility shall submit plans and specifications for review and shall receive plan approval prior to starting any new construction or remodeling. Contact DEH at 408-918-3400 or at www.ehinfo.org to obtain plan check requirements.

  • K14: Food contact surfaces clean, sanitizedCritical

    At time of inspection, facility lacked any time of sanitizer. [CA] Manual sanitization shall be accomplished in the final sanitizing rinse by contacting a chlorine solution of 100 PPM concentration for at least 30 seconds or by contacting a quaternary ammonium solution of 200 PPM concentration for at least 60 seconds. [COS] Owner obtained chlorine bleach. * Note: Manual warewashing shall be accomplished by using a three-compartment sink where the utensils are first precleaned, washed with hot soapy water, rinsed with hot water, sanitized with an approved method, and air dried. Use 1 TBS of bleach (5.25%) per 1 gal. of water for chlorine solution (100 PPM). Use 1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%) per 2 gal. of water for quaternary ammonium (200 PPM).

  • K34: Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips

    Facility lacks test strips to measure sanitizer concentration. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.

Source: Santa Clara County open data. Records are supplied as-is and may take 24–48 hours to reflect a newly published inspection.