At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
82/ 100 · 18 points taken off
7 problems found · Routine county inspection · Dec 12, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. La Mas Querida Cantina & Cocina 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 La Mas Querida Cantina & Cocina?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How 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: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “Pot of soup partially blocking the only handwash sink in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Ensure handwash sink is…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 7-201.11.
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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 · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestDec 12, 2025Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 82 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Dec 12, 2025.
7 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (7)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Pot of soup partially blocking the only handwash sink in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Ensure handwash sink is easily accessible at all times.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Floor grout observed thinned at multiple areas in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Maintain floors in good condition. 2. Observed damaged floor at customer seating area by the bar. [Corrective Action] Maintain floors in good condition. 3. Missing cove base tiles. observed at the wall near the freezers. [Corrective Action] Install cove base tiles. 4. Wall observed damaged at the entry way into the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Repair the wall. Recommend operator to install FRP panel.
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
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Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
1. Chlorine sanitizer in the dishwasher at the bar was measured at 0 ppm. [Corrective Action] Maintain chlorine sanitizer concentration at 50 ppm in the dishwasher. 2. Mold like substance observed inside the ice machine near the ice chute. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and sanitize inside the ice machine. Recommend creating a weekly cleaning schedule.
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing
The department's words
K16 Compliance with shell stock tags, condition, display
Oyster tags are not maintained for at least 90 days. Current tags available for the present oysters. [Corrective Action] Molluscan shellfish shall have shellstock tags and shall be properly stored and displayed, all shellstock tags shall be kept in chronological order for 90 days after harvest date.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Gaps or missing filters observed in the exhaust hood at the cookline. [Corrective Action] Install filters into the exhaust hood. Ensure there are no gaps.
Food Code 6-501.14
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In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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No menu note about raw or undercooked food
The department's words
K19 Consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods
Raw or undercooked foods in the menu are not identified with asterisk or a symbol. [Corrective Action] Identify raw or undercooked food items with an asterisk or a symbol.
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Chlorine sanitizer in the 3 compartment sink was measured above 200 ppm. [Corrective Action] Maintain chlorine sanitizer at 100 ppm in the 3 compartment sink.
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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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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- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food 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
- 82 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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