At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
96/ 100 · 4 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Apr 30, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. La Plaza 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 La Plaza Market?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How 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 La Plaza Market's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, La Plaza Market. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim La Plaza Market first; we check that you run it.
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This is my place: claim La Plaza MarketWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food on the floor or under dripsThe county found: “onion bags stored in shed without full enclosure [CA]properly store food to prevent pest contamination”
First step: Where food may never be stored
Then the next one: No backflow test on file
Log it
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-301.12.
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Fix and log it: Food on the floor or under drips
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0 of 3 done
Where food may never be stored
From Food Code 3-305.11
Logged
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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 visited 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (6 → 4). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestApr 30, 2026Routine inspection96 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 96 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 30, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
onion bags stored in shed without full enclosure [CA]properly store food to prevent pest contamination
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
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Are you La Plaza Market? Fix it
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
p-trap to 3 compartment sink in meat dept leaking [CA]maintain plumbing in good repair
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Are you La Plaza Market? Fix it
EarlierNov 18, 2025Routine inspection94 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
broken wall in meat walk in cooler [CA]maintain wall in good repair
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
loose inside release to meat walk in cooler latch [CA]maintain equipments in good repair
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
bags of onion stored in storage area with enclosure [CA]properly store food to prevent pest contamination
EarlierOct 30, 2024Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
The flooring surface within the walk in freezer is in disrepair. [CA] Replace broken floor areas with a smooth and of durable construction and nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable. The meat department walk in refrigerator wall is in disrepair. [CA] Repair the wall with a durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, and easily cleanable surface.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Raw chicken stored above dairy items within the walk in refrigerator [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.
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed fly activity within the store. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies. Air curtains shall be in operation over all open exterior doors to prevent flying pests.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility lacks rubber stoppers at all warewashing sinks. [CA] Plugs/stoppers shall be available to fill up the warewashing sink.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed the storage of flour, rice and other foods within the exterior loading dock area. Area is not fully enclosed. [CA] Food or food related equipment shall be stored in an approved fully enclosed food facility.
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Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Observed the storage of 2 stroke motor oil on top of the rotisserie oven. Employee stated that the oil is used to lubricate the meat slicer. [CA] Store chemicals separate and away from the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces and linens. Use food grade oils/ lubricants.
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)
What you can do
As a customer of La Plaza Market, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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
- 96 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.