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RARE TEA

5817 COLLEGE AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94618

Last inspected Jan 21, 2026

Official source: Alameda County Environmental Health (alamedacountyca.gov) · All data sources

Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.

A
Excellent

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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 4 inspections on record for RARE TEA, spanning March 2025 to January 2026 — every one straight from Alameda County Environmental Health.

It has held excellent across its last two inspections.

The most recent inspection noted 10 violations, none of them critical.

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Inspection history

  1. Jan 21, 2026

    A
    10 violations
    • Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessi
    • Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Food separated and protected
    • Food storage food storage containers identified
    • Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Equipment/Utensils - approved installed clean g
    • Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting designated area
    • Plumbing proper backflow devices
    • Premises personal/cleaning items vermin-proofing
  2. Apr 8, 2025

    A
    3 violations
    • Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessi
    • Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Food storage food storage containers identified
  3. Mar 27, 2025

    ✕
    1 violation
    • No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
  4. Mar 13, 2025

    ✕
    1 violation
    • No rodents, insects, birds, or animals

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