At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
89/ 100 · 11 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Aug 18, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Chavez Supermarket 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 Chavez Supermarket?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How 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 Chavez Supermarket's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Chavez Supermarket. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Chavez Supermarket first; we check that you run it.
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This is my place: claim Chavez SupermarketWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Equipment in poor repairThe county found: “Observed wood table deteriorating located in front of the meat department ice machines; table is no longer smooth and…”
Then the next one: Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
Log it
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Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11.
Try it yourself
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
Logged
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestAug 18, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 89 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 18, 2025.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed wood table deteriorating located in front of the meat department ice machines; table is no longer smooth and has deep cutting grooves. [CA] Discontinue using table for food preparation; provide a table that is smooth, durable and easily cleanable. Per Manager, table will be replaced by a stainless steel table.
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 Chavez Supermarket? Fix it
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
1. Observed black organic growth on wall behind the bakery 3 comp sink. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. 2. Fan covers in the bakery, meat dept and beverage cooler have accumulation of dust. [CA] Maintain fan covers clean to prevent contamination of food. 3. Exterior of spice bins have animal blood in the meat dept. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
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
Are you Chavez Supermarket? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Animal juice and blood observed spilled on floor under the storage racks in the meat department walk-in cooler. [CA] Walls and/or floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean.
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 Chavez Supermarket? Fix it
No menu note about raw or undercooked food
The department's words
K19 Consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods
No consumer advisory is provided for the raw ceviche cooked in lemon located in the meat dept display case. [CA] Provide consumer warning for the sale of raw or undercooked animal-derived foods.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Flour and sugar containers have no label. [CA] Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages shall be identified with the common name of the food if not easily recognizable.
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
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Are you Chavez Supermarket? 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 Chavez Supermarket, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
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Ask for the manager. Chavez Supermarket can only fix what it knows about.
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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
- 89 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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