At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
70/ 100 · 30 points taken off
5 problems found · 3 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Feb 6, 2025
At the routine inspection on Feb 6, 2025. The latest visit, on Feb 13, 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. Almaden Arco 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 Almaden Arco?
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: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How 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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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Pico de gallo in cold holding insert measured 70F. Per time marking on inserts, it was placed 6 hours prior to…”
First step: If food is out of range
Then the next one: Hand sink not ready to use
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16.
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Nice work, Almaden Arco. At the follow-up seven days later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in seven days. We're proud of you.
Every visit
LatestFeb 13, 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 Feb 13, 2025. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Feb 6, 2025: 70 out of 100 (Yellow placard).
EarlierFeb 6, 2025Routine inspection70 out of 100 (Yellow placard)
5 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Pico de gallo in cold holding insert measured 70F. Per time marking on inserts, it was placed 6 hours prior to temperature measurement. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Pico de gallo was VC&D by employee. TPHC form provided for PHF foods.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If food is out of range
- Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
- Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
- Unknown time or longer: throw it out.
Which foods need temperature control (TCS)
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Hot and cold holding
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Are you Almaden Arco? Fix it
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Soap and paper towels were not provided at handwash sink by three compartment sink. [CA] Provide soap and paper towels in dispensers at all times during operation. [COS] PIC placed soap in a cup and a roll of paper towels near handwash sink.
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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Are you Almaden Arco? Fix it
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Observe black and pink mold like substance on interior panel of ice machine with water dripping onto the ice below. Facility bags ice for customers use. [CA] Clean and sanitize ice machine and maintain to prevent accumulation. [COS] PIC discarded ice in three compartment sink. PIC cleaned and sanitized ice machine.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Are you Almaden Arco? Fix it
Not critical (2)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Food manager certification was not available at time of inspection. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Warm water in restroom measured 60F after allowing the water to run for some time. The water temperature did not increase. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped to provide minimum 100°F water under pressure for a minimum of 15 seconds.
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
Are you Almaden Arco? Fix it
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
As a customer of Almaden Arco, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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About this record
Opens the county's own page for this place.
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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