At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Sep 9, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. El Sol Market 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 El Sol Market?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies K23How 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 El Sol Market's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat foodThe county found: “In the walk in cooler, raw shell eggs stored above ready to eat food. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected…”
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Then the next one: Pests seen inside: fruit flies
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 6-501.112.
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Fix and log it: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
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Top to bottom
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).
Fewer points taken off than last time (10 → 5). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestSep 9, 2026Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 95 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 9, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
In the walk in cooler, raw shell eggs stored above ready to eat food. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from cross-contamination. Store all raw meat or other raw products of animal origin below ready-to-eat food items.
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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Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Multiple flies observed throughout kitchen area. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
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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Are you El Sol Market? Fix it
EarlierJan 13, 2025Routine 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
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Inside the walk-in refrigerator: measured internal temperature of cooked meats to be 44-45F. PIC stated meats were cooked last night. Meats were stored inside tall metal containers (more than 6 inches tall); PIC stated dishes are usually cooled by placing containers without lids into the walk-in refrigerator, then lids are put on later. Note: other items in the walk-in refrigerator measured 41F and below. [CA] Whenever food has been prepared or heated so that it becomes PHF, it shall be rapidly cooled: • From 135°F to 70°F in 2 hours, AND • From 70°F to 41°F in 4 hours Potentially hazardous foods must be rapidly cooled using one or more of the following methods: • Placing the food in shallow pans • Separating the food into smaller or thinner portions • Using rapid cooling equipment • Using containers that facilitate heat transfer • Adding ice as an ingredient • Using ice paddles • Inserting appropriately designed containers in an ice bath and stirring frequently [SA] Meats were voluntarily discarded. See VC&D form.
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)
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Inside an upright freezer: observed raw meats stored above cooked tamales. [CA] Store raw animal products below/away from ready-to-eat foods to prevent cross-contamination.
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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- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies 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
- 95 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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