Pop Tea Bar

456 Cambridge Av, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Passed · Aug 27, 2026 Directions
75
Fair BiteKarma score 75 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Aug 27, 2026: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean, sanitized, cited 3 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Visit Sep 1

    Follow-Up Inspection

  3. Passed Aug 27

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Permits available
  4. Passed Mar 12

    Follow-Up Inspection

    No violations

  5. Passed Mar 9

    Routine Inspection

    14 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean, sanitized
    • Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Food storage: food storage containers identified
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Thermometers provided, accurate
    • Minor Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
    • Minor Floor, walls, ceilings: built, maintained, clean
    • Minor Equipment, utensils, linens: proper storage and use
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
    • Minor Food separated and protected
    • Minor Premises clean, in good repair; personal/chemical storage; adequate vermin-proofing
    • Minor Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
    • Minor Approved thawing methods used; frozen food
    • Minor Equipment, utensils: approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

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