At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
83/ 100 · 17 points taken off
5 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Dec 3, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Don Mateo Foods 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 Don Mateo Foods?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food K29How to fixFix it
- Consumer self service does prevent contamination K31How 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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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “The handwash sink lacked paper towels and soap. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped with handwashing…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 7-201.11, Food Code 3-501.17, Food Code 6-501.112.
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Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
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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
LatestDec 3, 2025Routine inspection83 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 83 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Dec 3, 2025.
5 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
The handwash sink lacked paper towels and soap. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped with handwashing cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in dispensers. [COS] PIC restocked the handwash station.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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 Don Mateo Foods? Fix it
Not critical (4)
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Facility has chemicals stored above food products. [CA] Store chemicals separate and away from the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces and linens.
Food Code 7-201.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Store them away from food
- Store chemicals below and away from food, dishes, utensils, linens and single-use items. Never on a shelf above food.
- Separate them by space or a partition.
- Keep only the chemicals the kitchen needs.
From Food Code 7-201.11
Label every container
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Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
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Consumer self service does prevent contamination
The department's words
K31 Consumer self service does prevent contamination
Facility has corn maize available for bulk customer self service without protection from contamination. [CA] Food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging, counter, service line, or sneeze guards that intercept a direct line between the consumer's mouth and the food being displayed, containers with tight-fitting securely attached lids, display cases, mechanical dispensers, or other effective means.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Water at the mop sink measured at 115F. [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
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The department's words
K32 Food properly labeled and honestly presented
Repeat Violation: Facility is repackaging food items(spices, teas, dry goods) in the facility and placing them for sale on the sales floor without proper labeling. [CA] Food prepackaged in a food facility shall bear a label with the following: 1) common name of the food. 2) list of ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight. 3) quantity of contents. 4) name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.
Food Code 3-302.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What every label shows
- The three must-haves: what it is, when it must be used, and how to store it. Then add:
- Date made, opened or received
- Allergens (for example, "Contains: eggs")
From Food Code 3-501.17
Storage words to use
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Food labels
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EarlierNov 1, 2024Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
1. In the back storage room a dead rodent was found on a sticky trap. 2. In the salesfloor, next to the cabinet of cleaning chemicals, numerous rodent droppings were found. 3. Several flies were observed near the onions on the sales floor. [CA] Ensure to maintain the facility free of animals, pests, and vermin. Clean the area of rodent droppings. [SA] Facility disposed of the sticky trap and dead body at time of the inspection.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
K32 Food properly labeled and honestly presented
1. Facility is repackaging food items in the facility and placing them for sale on the sales floor without proper labeling. [CA] Food prepackaged in a food facility shall bear a label with the following: 1) common name of the food. 2) list of ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight. 3) quantity of contents. 4) name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. 2. Facility has bulk foods available for consumers to self-service without a proper label. [CA] Bulk food that is available for consumer self-service shall be prominently labeled with either of the following in plain view of the customer: 1) the manufacturer's or processor's label or 2) a card or sign with the common name of the food and list of ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight.
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food Read the free guide
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Food labels missing or wrong 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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