At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · May 28, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Food Maxx Store #491 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 Food Maxx Store #491?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer K40How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How 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
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Next: Wiping cloths left out of sanitizerThe county found: “Heavy grease, oil, and food residue accumulation is observed on the floor below the cooking equipment. [CA] Conduct…”
First step: Keep the bucket strong
Then the next one: Food on the floor or under drips
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-301.12.
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Keep the bucket strong
From Food Code 3-304.14
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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 (16 → 8). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMay 28, 2026Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 92 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 28, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Heavy grease, oil, and food residue accumulation is observed on the floor below the cooking equipment. [CA] Conduct thorough regular cleaning on the floor area.
Food Code 3-304.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Keep the bucket strong
- Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
- Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
- Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.
From Food Code 3-304.14
Keep cloths apart
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Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
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
Top to bottom
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
There are some damaged coving tiles on the wall near the back receiving area. [CA] Please replace the damaged coving tiles immediately.
Food Code 6-101.11
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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
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
There is a heavy stain on the janitorial sink. The wet mops were also left inside the wet mop bucket. [CA] Conduct a thorough cleaning of the janitorial sink and hang all wet mops on the janitorial area's mop hanger.
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 Food Maxx Store #491? Fix it
EarlierJun 26, 2025Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Green placard)
7 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (7)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
There are some damaged coving tiles on the wall near the back receiving area. [CA] Please replace the damaged coving tiles immediately.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Many food products on boxes were stored directly on the floor or on milk crate back in the storage area. [CA] To prevent insect hiding and breading and for easy cleaning of the floor area, please store all food products at least six inches off the floor on an approved shelf or dunnage rack.
Pests seen inside: drain flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Multiple drain flies were observed back in the produce wash area. [CA] Please eliminate vermin by a legal method.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
A couple of wet/soiled wiping cloths were stored on the produce wash sink and the meat cutting and processing room. [CA] Wet/soiled wiping cloths must be stored in a bucket that has standard sanitizer concentration in between use which is 200 ppm quaternary ammonia or 100 ppm chlorine (bleach).
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
There is heavy slime buildup on the warewash sinks of the meat and produce departments. [CA] Conduct a thorough cleaning of the warewash sinks immediately.
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
There is a leakage from the three compartment sink of the meat department. [CA] Please repair the leakage immediately.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
There is not a food safety manager certified person in the facility. [CA] Someone from the facility must take a food safety certificate class within two months and keep a copy of the certificate on file. Food Safety Manager certificate class may be taken on the following websites: 1. Premier Food Safety: https://www.premierfoodsafety.com/food-manager-certification/california\ 2. Learn 2 Serve: https://www.360training.com/learn2serve/food-safety-manager/California 3. Serve Safe Manager: https://www.servsafe.com/ServSafe-Manager
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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- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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
- 92 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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