At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
70/ 100 · 30 points taken off
8 problems found · 2 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Feb 17, 2025
At the routine inspection on Feb 17, 2025. The latest visit, on Feb 18, 2025, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Maxim Market got more than most.
Compared with 534 Santa Clara County markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Maxim Market?
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
- Marked critical: Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right K22How to fixFix it
- Food labels missing or wrong K32How 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 Maxim Market's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS AND NO SOAP AT THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE PRODUCE DEPARTMENT. FOUND NO SOAP IN THE MENS RESTROOM.”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
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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 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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Nice work, Maxim Market. At the follow-up one day later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in one day. We're proud of you.
Every visit
LatestFeb 18, 2025Follow-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 Feb 18, 2025. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Feb 17, 2025: 70 out of 100 (Yellow placard).
EarlierFeb 17, 2025Routine inspection70 out of 100 (Yellow placard)
8 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS AND NO SOAP AT THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE PRODUCE DEPARTMENT. FOUND NO SOAP IN THE MENS RESTROOM.
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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Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
FOUND WASTE WATER IN THE MOP BUCKET. [CA] DISCARD WASTE WATER IN THE SANITARY SEWER. FOUND WATER ON THE FLOORS IN THE FISH DEPARTMENT [CA] REMOVE THE WATER. FOUND WATER ACCUMULATION IN THE FISH WALK IN COOLER. [CA] REMOVE THE WATER AND RELOCATE THE FISH INTO ANOTHER WORKING WALK IN COOLER. REPAIR THE DRAINING SYSTEM WITHIN 24 HRS. YOU MAY NOT USE THIS WALK IN COOLER UNTIL IT CAN PROPERLY DRAIN.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (6)
The department's words
K32 Food properly labeled and honestly presented
FOUND MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE IN THE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE FISH DEPARTMENT AND THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BACK OF THE MEAT DEPARTMENT. [CA] CLEAN THE ICE MACHINES MORE OFTEN. FOUND MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE FAN COVERS IN THE FISH WALK IN COOLER. [CA] CLEAN THIS AREA MORE OFTEN.
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
FOUND THE CUTTING BOARD AT THE FISH DEPARTMENT TO HAVE DEEP CUTS AND POSSIBLE MOLD THAT CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY CLEANED.[CA] SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CUTTING BLOCKS AND CUTTING BOARDS THAT ARE SCRATCHED AND SCORED SO THAT THEY CAN NO LONGER BE EFFECTIVELY BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED SHALL BE RESURFACED OR REPLACED. FOUND CARDBOARD LINING THE SHELVES IN THE WALK IN COOLER MEAT DEPARTMENT. [CA] REMOVE THE CARDBOARD.
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
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No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
FOUND THE HOT WATER IN THE HAND WASH SINK AT 60F IN THE PRODUCE DEPARTMENT AND IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM. [CA] PROVIDE HOT WATER AT 100F AT THE HAND WASH SINKS.L
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
FOUND MISSING TILES ON THE FLOOR IN THE FISH DEPARTMENT. [CA] REPLACE THE TILES.
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
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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
MISSING THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGERS AVAILABLE AND THE FOOD HANDLER'S CARDS. [CA] PROVIDE THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE AND FOOD HANDLER'S CARDS.
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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
FOUND CUT FISH ON ICE FOR SELF SERVE. [CA] CUT FISH MUST BE BAGGED PRIOR TO SELLING SELF SERVICE.
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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Are you Maxim Market? 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
As a customer of Maxim Market, 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
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
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Ask for the manager. Maxim Market can only fix what it knows about.
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About this record
Opens the county's own page for this place.
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.