At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
97/ 100 · 3 points taken off
1 problem found · Routine county inspection · Nov 12, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Maldonado's Pizza 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 Maldonado's Pizza?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Pests inside, or a way in for them 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 Maldonado's Pizza's team
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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: Pests inside, or a way in for themThe county found: “flying insects [CA]maintain facility free of flying insects”
First step: What to do
Then the next one.
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 6-501.112.
Try it yourself
Fix and log it: Pests inside, or a way in for them
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0 of 3 done
What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
Logged
That's one done. We'll be here for the next.
What people see now
Today, people see the department's words and nothing from you.
What people see after you fix and log it
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What people see next
Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.
Left alone, or fixed together
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestNov 12, 2025Routine inspection97 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 97 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Nov 12, 2025.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Pests inside, or a way in for them
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
flying insects [CA]maintain facility free of flying insects
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 Maldonado's Pizza? Fix it
EarlierApr 25, 2025Routine inspection100 out of 100 (Green placard)
No violations listed in the data.
EarlierDec 27, 2024Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Green placard)
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Rubber cove base separating from the wall behind the large dough mixer. [Corrective Action] Maintain cove base in good condition. 2. Broken flooring observed in the back area. [Corrective Action] Maintain floor in good condition.
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 Maldonado's Pizza, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Pests inside, or a way in for them Read the free guide
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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
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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
- 97 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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