At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
83/ 100 · 17 points taken off
8 problems found · Routine county inspection · Mar 3, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Almaden Sushi 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 Sushi?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Pests seen inside: rodents K23How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How to fixFix it
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong K39How 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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Next: Pests seen inside: rodentsThe county found: “Observed a lizard on the floor in front of the hallway storage shelves. [CA] Take effective measures to eliminate…”
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What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
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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 visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestMar 3, 2026Routine inspection83 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 83 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 3, 2026.
8 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (8)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed a lizard on the floor in front of the hallway storage shelves. [CA] Take effective measures to eliminate lizards, rodents, insects, birds or animals from inside the facility. [COS] The owner picked it up and took it outside.
Food Code 6-501.111
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What to do
- Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
- Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
- Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.
From Food Code 6-501.112
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
There is deteriorated tape inside the ice machine on the side wall. [CA] Remove the tape. Protect food from possible contamination. [COS] The owner removed the tape from inside the machine.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
Observed refrigerators without thermometers. [CA] Provide a visible thermometer in each unit.
Food Code 4-203.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Ice-water method
- 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
- 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
- 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
- 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.
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Thermometers and calibration
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
There were not any quat test strips. [CA] Provide and use them to monitor concentration of sanitizer at the dish sink dispenser.
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
Washing, step by step
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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed raw beef and chicken stored above vegetables. [CA] They must be stored below all other food. [COS] The items were placed below all other food.
Food Code 3-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Top to bottom
- 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
- 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
- 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)
From Food Code 3-302.11
Keep raw meat types apart
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
The drain pipe is in the floor sink. [CA] Provide an air gap for the drain pipe above the floor sink.
Food Code 5-205.15
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In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
The food prep sink is being used as a dish sink. [CA] Each sink must be used for its designated purpose. Use the dish sink for dishes and the food prep sink for food only.
Food Code 4-901.11
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In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
The food storage container with rice was not labeled. [CA] The container was labeled. [COS] Labeled the bin.
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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Fridge and freezer storage order
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EarlierJul 3, 2025Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Observed employee go from cutting beef to placing things in the walk in without removing gloves or washing hands. [CA] Properly wash hands with soap, warm water and dry using single use paper towels as required. Gloves shall be properly used and changed when required. Wash hands after touching raw meet and when changing gloves. [COS] Employee removed gloves, washed hands, and sanitized the handles that he touched.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed a small home-type refrigerator in the sushi prep area. This refrigerator is not an approved type unit. [CA] Remove the unit and you may replace it with an approved type refrigerator. Observed the handles of the under counter prep refrigerators to have accumulation. [CA] Thoroughly clean and sanitize the handles. The storage rack has accumulated thick grease. [CA] Thoroughly clean the rack.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Observed wiping towels kept on table tops. [CA] They must be kept in sanitizer bucket between each use.
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)
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Pests seen inside: rodents Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
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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
- 83 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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