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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
1problem found
1 problem found · 1 marked critical · County inspection, Follow-up inspection · Dec 8, 2025
Is that a lot?
Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Grewal Food & Liquor got more than most. That's from the last routine visit, on Dec 5, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Grewal Food & Liquor?
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- Marked critical: Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right K22How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 follow-up).
Every visit
LatestDec 8, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Dec 8, 2025.
1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
Facility has raised mop sink in back with cut drain line. Raised mop sink drains directly onto the ground outside and into public storm drain. [CA] Mop water shall be disposed of in the janitorial sink or toilet facility that if plumbed into sanitary sewer system. [COS] Per operator, white in ground mop sink to the right of raised mop sink is used. In ground mop sink observed to be draining and is not draining into storm drain. Per operator, sink is shared with facility next door. Facility shall have access to shared mop sink with laundromat next door while in operation; if access to mop sink is lost facility must submit plans to this agency for installation of new mop sink.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
EarlierDec 5, 2025Routine inspection60 out of 100 (Red placard)
10 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Facility lacks hot water throughout all plumbing fixtures. [CA] An approved, adequate, protected, pressurized, potable supply of hot water and cold water shall be provided at all times.
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Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Restroom lacked paper towels and a paper towel dispenser. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped with handwashing cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in dispensers.
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Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
The mop sink has no drain pipe and drains onto the floor. Note: Mop sink is located outside. [CA] Liquid waste shall be disposed of through the approved plumbing system and shall discharge into the public sewerage or into an approved private sewage disposal system.
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Not critical (7)
The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
Ice bags in a chest freezer located outside had larvae surrounding it and along the edges of the lid. [CA] Food is adulterated if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it impure or injurious to health and shall be discarded immediately.
Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
Facility has gone through a change of ownership. Permits are non-transferable. [CA] A food facility shall not be open for business without a valid health permit. CEASE AND DESIST ALL ACTIVITIES. A permit shall be issued by this department when investigation has determined that the proposed facility and its method of operation meets the specifications of the approved plans or conforms to the requirements set forth by this department. Please contact local health department at [phone] to obtain a valid health permit.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Floors of the back storage area are in disrepair. [CA] Ensure to maintain the floors, walls, and ceilings of the facility clean and in good repair.
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Numerous dead cockroaches were observed in the back storage room near the microwave and among boxes in storage. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
The faucet handles at the two compartment sink are in disrepair. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Facility is using cardboard to line shelves throughout the facility. [CA] Discontinue the use of cardboard boxes to line shelves, use approved equipment made of materials that is easily cleanable, durable, smooth, and nonabsorbent.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
1. Facility is storing foods on the floor of the aisle. [CA] Food shall be stored at least 6 inches above the floor to prevent contamination. 2. Facility has a white chest freezer in use outside with an extension cord coming out of the restroom window. [CA] Food or food related equipment shall be stored in an approved fully enclosed food facility. Ensure to maintain windows losed to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.
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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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
- Follow-up inspection
- Result
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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