Friends Coffee & Tea

1029 S Bascom Av, San Jose, CA 95128

Passed · Feb 17, 2026 Directions
90
Excellent BiteKarma score 90 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 2 of 2 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Last inspected Feb 17, 2026: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Hot and cold water available, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 2 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Feb 17

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Hot and cold water available
    • Minor Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Jul 2

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Hot and cold water available
    • Minor Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Friends Coffee & Tea, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 69 Sam's Bar-B-Que 300 ft
  2. 98 Waterworks Aquatics San Jose Food 400 ft
  3. 95 Bascom Community Center 400 ft
  4. 100 Korean American Community Service Bascom Community Center 400 ft
  5. 96 Round Table Pizza 400 ft