At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Apr 3, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Almaden Market got about the same as most.
Compared with 534 Santa Clara County markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Almaden Market?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How 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: No person in charge on dutyThe county found: “Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification”
Then the next one: Food on the floor or under drips
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 3-201.11, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-501.17.
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Fix and log it: Food on the floor or under drips
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0 of 3 done
Where food may never be stored
From Food Code 3-305.11
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 4 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 3 times in the last 12 months (3 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (15 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestApr 3, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 3, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed food stored in the restroom that the owner says is not used since they have another. [CA] Remove the food items from inside the restroom.
Food Code 3-305.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Where food may never be stored
- Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
- Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.
From Food Code 3-305.11
Top to bottom
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Are you Almaden Market? Fix it
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
The dish sink reaches 115 degrees F. [CA] The water must reach 120 degrees F at the dish sink.
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 Market? Fix it
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Remove the soiled crate from under the refrigerator. It is being used as a leg for the broken refrigerator. [CA] The refrigerator needs repair and cleaning.
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Are you Almaden Market? Fix it
EarlierMar 26, 2026Routine inspectionYellow placard
3 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food from an unapproved supplier
The department's words
K15 Food obtained from approved source
Observed a couple of pieces of food that according to the owner was made from home but in the display unit. [CA] These items must be removed and not sold. Do not sell any food items unless it comes from a permitted facility. The owner removed them fand put them in the walk in to take home. The meat must have labels. Remove from sale shelves. Do not sell the meat until it can be labeled by the supplier. The owner showed me the distributor.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The hand sink had an empty fish tank on top of it and no soap or paper towels. [CA] Keep the hand sink clear and stocked with soap and paper towels in dispensers.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
There is no hot water. According to the owner the hot water heater repair tech will be out this evening to repair. [CA] The water at the hand sink must reach 100 degrees F. The dish sink must reach 120 degrees F. Only commercially prepackaged items are allowed to be sold. Do not sell or prepare any open food of any kind. Only commercially prepackaged may be sols until we have the hot water.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
EarlierNov 5, 2025Routine inspection85 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Observed no soap or paper towels in the dispenser at the hand sink. The hand sink water came out brown once turned on. The sink was filled with empty containers.The soap and paper towels in the restroom are also empty. [CA] The hand sink must be kept stocked with soap and paper towels. Discontinue placing items in the sink. Refill the dispensers in the restroom also. There is a container of hand soap on the floor under the dish sink that can be used until dispensers are refilled.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (3)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
The deli refrigerator door rails have accumulated food particles. [CA] The railing must be cleaned and sanitized.
The department's words
K32 Food properly labeled and honestly presented
Observed unlabeled containers of food. [CA] Label the unlabeled bulk bins, etc as we discussed.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
EarlierNov 25, 2024Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food from an unapproved supplier
The department's words
K15 Food obtained from approved source
The grape 6 grape marmalade is not labeled. [CA] The grape marmalade must nut be sold since it does not have a label on the containers. According to the owner the permitted store in San Mateo County will give her labels this week.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (3)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
The hot water at the dish sink reached 115 degrees F. [CA] The water must reach 120 degrees F.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
There is not any FSC employee. [CA] At least one employee must have a food safety certificate.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
There are no test strips for checking the sanitizer. [CA] Provide test strips to monitor the concentration of the sanitizer.
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 Market, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
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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
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 90 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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