At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
72/ 100 · 28 points taken off
10 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jun 4, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Mariscos La Ceiba got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Mariscos La Ceiba?
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: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How 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
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “FOUND 3 BOTTLES OF WHIPPING CREAM STORED IN THE SLIDE DOOR DRINK REFRIGERATOR AT 53F OVERNIGHT. [CA] KEEP COLD…”
First step: If food is out of range
Then the next one: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestJun 4, 2025Routine inspection72 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 72 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 4, 2025.
10 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
FOUND 3 BOTTLES OF WHIPPING CREAM STORED IN THE SLIDE DOOR DRINK REFRIGERATOR AT 53F OVERNIGHT. [CA] KEEP COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT 41F OR BELOW. SEE VC&D NOTE: THE OPERATOR IS STATING THAT THEY WILL USE THE REFRIGERATOR FOR SODAS ONLY AND CUPS ONLY.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If food is out of range
- Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
- Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
- Unknown time or longer: throw it out.
Which foods need temperature control (TCS)
3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Hot and cold holding
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Not critical (9)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
MISSING A CEILING PANEL IN THE EQUIPMENT AND DISHES STORAGE ROOM. [CA] PROVIDE THE CEILING PANEL.
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 Mariscos La Ceiba? Fix it
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
FOUND A LEAKING PIPE BY THE 2 COMPARTMENT FOOD PREPARATION SINK NEAR THE WALK IN COOLER. [CA] REPAIR THE LEAK.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
FOUND MOLD LIKE ON THE WHITE PLASTIC FLAP IN THE ICE MACHINE. [CA] CLEAN THIS PART MORE OFTEN.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
FOUND A FEW LARGE OPEN BAGS WITH FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT, AND MASECA IN THE KITCHEN. [CA] ONCE OPENED, STORE THEIR CONTENTS IN A FOOD GRADE WASHABLE CONTAINER WITH A LID AND LABEL.
Food Code 3-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Top to bottom
- 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
- 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
- 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)
From Food Code 3-302.11
Keep raw meat types apart
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
FOUND PLASTIC CUPS BEING USED TO SCOOP FLOUR, MASECA FLOUR, SALT AND SUGAR IN THE KITCHEN. [CA] USE ONLY FOOD GRADE WASHABLE SCOOPS WITH A HANDLE AND KEEP THE HANDLE OUTSIDE THE FOOD.
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
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No menu note about raw or undercooked food
The department's words
K19 Consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods
THE CONSUMER ADVISORY DOES NOT REFERENCE THE RAW FOODS ON THE MENU. [CA] REFERENCE THE FOOD.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
FOUND A MISSING HANDLE CAUSING TO HAVE A GAP ON THE BACK DOOR OF ABOUT 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. [CA] SEAL THE GAP TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO DENY ENTRANCE TO VERMIN. FOUND AN UNUSED ICE MACHINE IN THE ROOM NEAR THE BAR. [CA] WHEN NOT USED, REMOVE THE UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM THE PREMISES. FOUND A PURSE AND KEYS STORED ON A SHELF NEXT TO FOOD RELATED ITEMS IN THE KITCHEN. [CA] STORE PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS.
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 Mariscos La Ceiba? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
FOUND THE PAPER TOWELS OUTSIDE THE WALL DISPENSER AT THE FRONT BAR HAND WASH SINK. [CA] PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS INSIDE THE WALL DISPENSER.
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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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
THE LIGHT IN THE EQUIPMENT AND DISHES ROOM IS NOT WORKING. [CA] PROVIDE A WORKING LIGHT.
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Are you Mariscos La Ceiba? Fix it
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.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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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
- 72 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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