At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jun 5, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Mac & Cheese Kitchen got about the same as most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Mac & Cheese Kitchen?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- 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.
Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
For Mac & Cheese Kitchen's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashedThe county found: “knife stored wedged between preparation tables. [CA] Multi-use utensils will be stored in a way that the working part…”
Then the next one: Pests seen inside: droppings
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-403.11, Food Code 2-304.11.
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What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 4 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 3 times in the last 12 months (2 routine, 1 follow-up).
Fewer points taken off than last time (13 → 5). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJun 5, 2026Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 95 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 5, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
knife stored wedged between preparation tables. [CA] Multi-use utensils will be stored in a way that the working part of the utensil may not become contaminated.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Mac & Cheese Kitchen? Fix it
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Old rodent droppings found on the floor under ice machine and beneath storage rack in dry storage room. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of old droppings.
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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Are you Mac & Cheese Kitchen? Fix it
EarlierDec 30, 2025Follow-up inspectionNo score given
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierDec 23, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
0PPM sanitizer concentration measured at bar mechanical dishwasher. [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash machine at 50 PPM.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Scoop handles stored in direct contact with food. [CA] Store scoop handle in such a way that the handle does not come in direct contact with food to prevent contamination.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Cooked pasta held at cook line measured >41F,<135F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above.
EarlierJun 4, 2025Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding
The department's words
K11 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
PHF (cheese) is not rapidly reheated prior to placing it in the warmer. [CA] Reheating for hot holding shall be done rapidly, and the time the food is between 41°F and 165°F shall not exceed two hours.
Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
K04 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, tobacco use
Open employee beverage found on food preparation table. [CA] No employee shall eat or drink in the food prep, food contact storage, or food storage areas, use designated area.
The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Employee observed touching hair and mouth and continuing to prepare food. [CA] Properly wash hands with soap, warm water and dry using single use paper towels as required.
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 Mac & Cheese Kitchen, you can:
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Pests seen inside: droppings 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
- 95 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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