At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Feb 24, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Dollar Tree Store #03853 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 Dollar Tree Store #03853?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How to fixFix it
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How 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
For Dollar Tree Store #03853's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Shelves and surfaces need cleaningThe county found: “Accumulation of grime and mold-like growth observed on the inside of numerous beverage merchandisers by the…”
Then the next one: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 6-501.111.
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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
LatestFeb 24, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 93 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Feb 24, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Accumulation of grime and mold-like growth observed on the inside of numerous beverage merchandisers by the cashiers. [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 Dollar Tree Store #03853? Fix it
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Cases of food maintained directly on the floor inside the walk-in freezer. [CA] Food shall be stored at least 6 inches above the floor to prevent contamination.
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 hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Warm water at the hand wash station measured at 71F. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped to provide minimum 100°F water under pressure for a minimum of 15 seconds. Hot water at the janitorial sink measured at 107F. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at handwash sinks.
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 Dollar Tree Store #03853? Fix it
EarlierDec 30, 2024Routine inspection94 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
1-2 hermetically sealed cans of vegetables and Spaghetti-os observed dented at the seams [CA] Discard or return to vendor any hermetically sealed food items that are dented/damaged at the seams.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Water measured at 67F at the restroom hand sink. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped to provide minimum 100°F water under pressure for a minimum of 15 seconds.
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 Dollar Tree Store #03853, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food 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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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
- 93 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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