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La Princesa Market

Market or grocery · San Jose, CA

2 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

6 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jun 17, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. La Princesa Market got more than most.

Compared with 534 Santa Clara County markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about La Princesa Market?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
  2. Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
  3. Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it

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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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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 6-501.112.

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Fix and log it: Food on the floor or under drips

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Where food may never be stored

From Food Code 3-305.11

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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).

Points taken off at each routine inspection
Jun 26, 2025: 11Jun 17, 2026: 14111420252026

Every visit

  1. LatestJun 17, 2026Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 86 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 17, 2026.

    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

      Excessive water accumulation was observed on the floor below dishwashing and working sinks. [CA] Keep the floor areas neat, clean, and dry all the time.

      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

      Fix and log it now

      Are you La Princesa Market? Fix it

    • 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 inside the walk-in freezer and back in the storage areas. [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.

      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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    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      The handwash station on the halal meat serving area was partially blocked by utensils. [CA] Keep the handwash station easily accessible for employees to wash hand whenever it is needed.

      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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    • Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer

      The department's words

      K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored

      Multiple wet/soiled wiping cloths were stored on the counters and on the sinks. [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).

      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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    • Pests seen inside: rodents

      The department's words

      K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals

      Couple of floes were observed in the meat preparation and some in the janitorial sink areas. [CA] Eliminate all insects and rodents from the facility by a legal method.

      Food Code 6-501.111

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      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

      What NOT to do

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      Signs of pests and what to do

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    • Permits available

      The department's words

      K49 Permits available

      48 HOUR NOTICE Our records indicate this facility has a delinquent account and is operating without a valid Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health permit|. The facility has an outstanding account balance in the amount of $1,251.25. Payment must be made within 48 hours (2 business days) to the Santa Clara County DEH online at our website which is https://paydirect.link2gov.com/SantaClaraCountyDEH/ItemSearch using an account ID number AR1363905. You may also drop a business check or a crasher's check at our office address written on the top right corner. A re-inspection will not be conducted if your account is paid in full by 06/19/26. The facility shall remain open, and a new valid permit will be mailed after payment has been received. If your account has not been paid in full by the Comply By date, a re-inspection will be carried out, and the facility owner may be billed at the current hourly rate per County Ordinance Code B11-8. Non-payment of permit fees within 48 hours will result in additional legal actions up to and including facility closure.

  2. EarlierJun 26, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)

    5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (5)

    • 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 counters. [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).

    • Pests seen inside: drain flies

      The department's words

      K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals

      Multiple drain flies and couple of houseflies were observed back in the storage and meat department areas. [CA] Eliminate all insects and rodents from the facility by a legal method.

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

      There is an ice cart located near the office serving open ice cream. The equipment is not approved by our office, and there is three compartment warewash sink located near the cart to wash the reusable scoops. [CA] Please cease and desist serving open ice cream until the cart is approved by our office.

    • 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.

    • 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 no wet mop hanger by the janitorial sink. [CA] Please install one immediately.

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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About this record

Opens the county's own page for this place.

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
86 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Questions about La Princesa Market

When was La Princesa Market last inspected?

The county last inspected La Princesa Market on Jun 17, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at La Princesa Market?

The county listed 6 violations on Jun 17, 2026: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair; Food on the floor or under drips; and Hand sink not ready to use, and 3 more.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Jun 17, 2026, the county marked none as critical.