At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
85/ 100 · 15 points taken off
4 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Sep 22, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Madras Groceries 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 Madras Groceries?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Food labels missing or wrong K32How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: flies 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 Madras Groceries' team
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Welcome, Madras Groceries. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Madras Groceries first; we check that you run it.
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We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “Hand sink hot and cold water valves were turned off. [CA] All food facilities shall provide an operable handwashing…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Food labels missing or wrong
Log it
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Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-501.17, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 3-302.11.
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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use
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0 of 3 done
Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
Logged
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Every visit
LatestSep 22, 2026Routine inspection85 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 85 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 22, 2026.
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Hand sink hot and cold water valves were turned off. [CA] All food facilities shall provide an operable handwashing station. [COS] Hand sink was turned back on.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Are you Madras Groceries? Fix it
Not critical (3)
The department's words
K32 Food properly labeled and honestly presented
Prepackaged sauces prepared in the cafe for sale in the display refrigerator lack proper labeling. [CA] Food prepackaged in a food facility shall bear a label with the following: 1) common name of the food, 2) list of ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight, 3) quantity of contents, 4) name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.
Food Code 3-302.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What every label shows
- The three must-haves: what it is, when it must be used, and how to store it. Then add:
- Date made, opened or received
- Allergens (for example, "Contains: eggs")
From Food Code 3-501.17
Storage words to use
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Food labels
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Are you Madras Groceries? Fix it
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Numerous flies accumulated in the warewash area. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of flies.
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 Madras Groceries? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Back door to storage room kept open. [CA] Keep back door closed at all times to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.
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
Are you Madras Groceries? Fix it
EarlierJan 7, 2026Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Light fixture above food prep sink is not operational. [CA] In every room and area in which any food is prepared, manufactured, processed or prepackaged or in which equipment or utensils are cleaned, sufficient natural or artificial lighting shall be provided.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Floors in the back area are not kept clean. [CA] Walls and floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Inside the dairy walk in: Raw shell eggs stored directly above ready to eat food items. [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.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Employees personal belongings are stored on food storage shelves [CA] No person shall store clothing or personal effects in any area used for the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Inside produce walk in : accumulation of debris on shelves. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Old rodent droppings observed above the water heater. PIC stated facility is serviced monthly by a pest control company [CA] clean and sanitize area of old droppings, continue working with the pest control company to monitor and prevent infestation, seal all cracks and crevices and maintain facility clean.
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 Madras Groceries, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Food labels missing or wrong Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: flies Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Ask for the manager. Madras Groceries can only fix what it knows about.
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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
- 85 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) .
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