At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
89/ 100 · 11 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jan 20, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Araujo's Mexican Grill got about the same as most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Araujo's Mexican Grill?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How 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
For Araujo's Mexican Grill's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashedThe county found: “FOUND STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINERS BEING USED AS SCOOPS FOR THE RICE, BEANS AND POTATOES. [CA] USE ONLY FOOD GRADE…”
Then the next one: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 2-301.15.
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From Food Code 3-302.11
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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
LatestJan 20, 2026Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 89 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jan 20, 2026.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
FOUND STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINERS BEING USED AS SCOOPS FOR THE RICE, BEANS AND POTATOES. [CA] USE ONLY FOOD GRADE WASHABLE SCOOPS WITH A HANDLE AND KEEP THE HANDLE OUTSIDE THE FOOD.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
FOUND A BACKPACK AND A CAP STORED NEXT TO AN ONION SAC ON THE FOOD PREP COUNTER IN THE BACK. [CA] STORE PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS. FOUND THE MOP STORED INSIDE THE MOP BUCKET. [CA] HANG THE MOP TO AIR DRY.
Food Code 6-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
FOUND A COUPLE OF BROKEN TILES ON THE FLOOR BY THE ELECTRICAL ROOM. [CA] REPAIR THE FLOOR.
Food Code 6-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Are you Araujo's Mexican Grill? Fix it
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
FOUND A GROCERY PLASTIC BAG BEING USED TO STORE THE MASA. [CA] USE FOOD GRADE WASHABLE CONTAINERS TO STORE MASA.
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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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
FOUND A BLENDER AND A BOTTLE WITH LEMON JUICE STORED NEXT TO THE HAND WASH SINK NEAR THE ELECTRICAL ROOM. [CA] ENSURE THAT NO FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE HAND WASH SINK.
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 Araujo's Mexican Grill? Fix it
EarlierJun 17, 2025Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
FOUND SALSA BEING COOLED IN LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINERS. [CA] USE SMALLER CONTAINERS AND RECOMMEND STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINERS.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
FOUND THE FLANS AT 46F IN THE DISPLAY REFRIGERATOR. [CA] KEEP POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT 41F OR BELOW.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
FOUND A STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINER AND A PLASTIC BOWL BEING USED TO SCOOP THE RICE AND SUGAR FROM THE WORKING CONTAINERS. [CA] USE FOOD GRADE WASHABLE SCOOPS WITH A HANDLE AND KEEP THE HANDLES OUTSIDE THE FOOD.
Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available
HAND WASH SIGN IS MISSING AT THE SECOND HAND WASH SINK IN THE KITCHEN.[CA] PROVIDE SIGN.
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
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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use 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
- 89 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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