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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
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1problem found
1 problem found · County inspection, Follow-up inspection · Oct 15, 2025
Is that a lot?
Too few markets and grocery stores here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Grocery Outlet Of Downtown San Jose got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on Oct 7, 2025.
Compared with 534 Santa Clara County markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Grocery Outlet Of Downtown San Jose?
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- Pests seen inside: droppings 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.
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Next: Pests seen inside: droppingsThe county found: “Repeat Violation: In the back of house area, near dry storage ware house racks, old rodent droppings were observed.…”
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From Food Code 6-501.112
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestOct 15, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Oct 15, 2025.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Repeat Violation: In the back of house area, near dry storage ware house racks, old rodent droppings were observed. [CA] Ensure to maintain the facility free of animals, pests, and vermin. Clean the area of old rodent droppings. [COS] Staff cleaned the old droppings at time of the inspection.
Food Code 6-501.111
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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
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Are you Grocery Outlet Of Downtown San Jose? Fix it
EarlierOct 7, 2025Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Both restrooms lacked toilet tissue in the dispenser. Toilet tissue was available on the toilets. [CA] Toilet tissue shall be provided in a permanently installed dispenser at each toilet.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Several of the sales floor aisles had food debris and products under the shelving. [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
1. In the produce area, at a vegetable display area, small flies were observed. 2. In the back of house area, near dry storage ware house racks, old rodent droppings were observed. 3. In the salesfloor area, under the metal shelves of bread, on a glue trap an old small dead rodent was observed. Note: reviewed pest control reports. Latest report from 10/06/25 indicated no activity. No other evidence of rodents were observed in the way of gnawing, rub marks, nesting, urine, fresh dropping, or live bodies. [CA] Ensure to maintain the facility free of animals, pests, and vermin. Clean area of dead droppings and body of rodent. A follow up inspection will take place to ensure compliance.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The customer restroom lacks a soap dispenser but had a bottle of soap available for use. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times.
EarlierOct 9, 2024Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
1. In the produce area, at a display area of fruit, fruit flies were observed. 2. In the outdoor refuse area there were numerous flies found. [CA] Ensure to maintain the facility free of animals, pests, and vermin. Provide pest control as necessary.
Garbage uncovered or not taken out
The department's words
K42 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
In the outdoor refuse area, there is food debris and grime on the floor. [CA] Outside refuse enclosure shall be kept clean and free of debris.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
*REPEAT VIOLATION*: In the back of house area, at the mop sink, water reached a maximum temperature of 105°F. [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.
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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