At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Apr 14, 2026
At the routine inspection on Apr 14, 2026. The latest visit, on Apr 22, 2026, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Malone Food & Liqour 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 Malone Food & Liqour?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong K39How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How 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 Malone Food & Liqour's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Thermometer missing or reading wrongThe county found: “No thermometer available is display cooler where milk and prepackaged burritos are stored. [CA] A thermometer +/-…”
First step: Ice-water method
Then the next one: Hand sink not ready to use
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16.
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Fix and log it: Thermometer missing or reading wrong
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Ice-water method
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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 (1 routine, 1 follow-up).
Nice work, Malone Food & Liqour. At the follow-up eight days later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in eight days. We're proud of you.
Fewer points taken off than last time (11 → 7). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestApr 22, 2026Follow-up inspection
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.
This one: a follow-up inspection on Apr 22, 2026. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Apr 14, 2026: 93 out of 100 (Green placard).
EarlierApr 14, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
No thermometer available is display cooler where milk and prepackaged burritos are stored. [CA] A thermometer +/- 2°F shall be provided and correctly located in each cold holding unit containing potentially hazardous foods. Place thermometer where it is easily visible while checking refrigerator temperature.
Food Code 4-203.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Ice-water method
- 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
- 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
- 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
- 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.
Using and cleaning it
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Thermometers and calibration
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Are you Malone Food & Liqour? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
No paper towels available at restroom hand wash sink. No paper towel dispenser observed. [CA] Ensure paper towels are stocked at all times. Single-use paper towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels. [COS] Operator provided a roll of paper towels.
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Unapproved Vevor coffee urn observed for self service. No coffee observed in urn during inspection. Disposable cups, sugar, and powdered creamer observed next to equipment. Facility is currently permitted as FP06 which does not allow coffee service. Facility is lacking a 3 compartment sink to properly clean and sanitize the coffee urn. [CA] Discontinue coffee service immediately and remove equipment from the premises. Note: Spoke with owner during inspection. He stated that coffee urn has not been used since last inspection 12/18/24.
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Are you Malone Food & Liqour? Fix it
EarlierDec 18, 2024Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 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
Facility is providing coffee for self service counter, PIC stated they wash the coffee maker either outside the store or in the restroom sink. Spoke with the owner on the phone, they stated there is a 3-comp sink in the back, owner could not provide access since it's locked behind a separate door. Was not able to verify the 3-comp sink [CA] Manual warewashing shall be accomplished by using a three-compartment sink where the utensils are first precleaned, washed with hot soapy water, rinsed with hot water, sanitized with an approved method, and air dried. Use 1 TBS of bleach (5.25%) per 1 gal. of water for chlorine solution (100 PPM). Use 1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%) per 2 gal. of water for quaternary ammonium (200 PPM). [COS] PIC was directed to put the coffee maker away and cease the sale of open coffee.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Single use sanitary towels are not available at the restroom hand sink. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped with handwashing cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in dispensers.
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
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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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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
- Follow-up inspection
- Result
- 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.