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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
2problems found
2 problems found · County inspection, Follow-up inspection · Nov 25, 2025
Is that a lot?
Too few markets and grocery stores here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Maxim Market I I I - Grocery got more than most. That's from the last routine visit, on Nov 18, 2025.
Compared with 534 Santa Clara County markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Maxim Market I I I - Grocery?
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- No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How 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.
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Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
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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 (1 routine, 1 follow-up).
Every visit
LatestNov 25, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Nov 25, 2025.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Main water valve for hot water at the seafood hand wash station was turned off. Employee stated that the main water valve is shut off to the hand sink to divert water to a hose to fill a container to wash the floors of the seafood department. [CA] All plumbing and plumbing fixtures shall be installed in compliance with applicable local plumbing ordinances, shall be maintained so as to prevent any contamination, and shall be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair.
Food Code 5-205.15
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Backflow test on file
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Paper towel provided inside dispenser at the hand sink at the seafood department, however towels observed not accessible. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped with handwashing cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in dispensers. Ensure hand soap and paper towels are readily available and easily accessible at all times.
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
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EarlierNov 18, 2025Routine inspection59 out of 100 (Yellow placard)
12 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
All hand wash stations in the meat and seafood department observed with one or more of the following: - Completely obstructed with tools, boxes, etc. - Lacked paper towels. - Heavily encrusted with grime and debris. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped with handwashing cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in dispensers. Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. Hand wash station in the men's restroom lacked paper towels. Heater air dryer was also inoperable. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels. [COS] Obstructions were cleared. Paper towels were provided in the men's restroom.
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Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing
The department's words
K16 Compliance with shell stock tags, condition, display
Observed bags of oysters and blood clams maintained on ice without shellstock tags. Manager stated that the manager of the seafood department is not in today and they are the ones that usually maintains the seafood department. Observed pile of shellstock tags for various types of shellfish maintained hooked onto the wall. [CA] The identity of the source of shellstock that are sold or served shall be maintained for 90 calendar days from the dates of harvest by using an approved recordkeeping system that keeps the tags or labels in chronological order correlated to the date or dates the shellstock are sold or served.
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Not critical (10)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Old rodent droppings observed on liquor storage shelf by the produce wash area. One dead American cockroach observed on floor of the warehouse. Per manager, facility is serviced monthly. No other activity was observed. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches or old droppings.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Numerous wall tiles of the meat and seafood department observed detached from the wall. [CA] Repair the wall with a durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, and easily cleanable surface. Observed heavy accumulation of debris on floors throughout the facility, especially underneath storage racks. [CA] Regularly clean under equipment to prevent accumulation of debris.
Consumer self service does prevent contamination
The department's words
K31 Consumer self service does prevent contamination
Observed opened shell stock tanks holding live clams for customer self-service. [CA] Raw non-packaged food of animal origin shall not be offered for customer self-service.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Observed heavy accumulation of green and pink growth matter on the underside of the cutting boards used to prepare fish. [CA] Clean, sanitize, and maintain food contact surfaces.
Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
Heavy leak observed below the waste drain pipe of the three-compartment sink at the meat department. Waste water is being redirected into the floor drain with cardboard boxes. [CA] Liquid waste shall be disposed of through the approved plumbing system and shall discharge into the public sewerage or into an approved private sewage disposal system.
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Hot water faucet at the hand wash station at the produce preparation room inoperable. Heavy leak observed at the faucet of the two-compartment preparation sink at the produce preparation room. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed cutting boards heavily scored and stained. [CA] Surfaces of equipment such as cutting blocks and boards that are scratched and scored so that they can no longer be effectively be cleaned and sanitized shall be resurfaced or replaced.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Five year Food Safety Certified (FSC) manager certificate unavailable for review. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times. * Repeat violation
The department's words
K26 Approved thawing methods used; frozen food
Observed employee at the seafood department defrosting bag of frozen octopus using hot water. Water measured at 104F. [CA] Water temperature shall be under 70°F while thawing food. Frozen potentially hazardous food shall only be thawed in one of the following ways: 1) under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F or below, 2) completely submerged under potable running water for a period not to exceed two hours at a water temperature of 70°F or below, and with sufficient water velocity to agitate and flush off loose particles into the sink drain, 3) in a microwave oven if immediately followed by immediate preparation, 4) as part of a cooking process.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Bags of raw meats maintained in ice bins in front of the display cases with inadequate ice measured between 45F to 47F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Employee added ice to cover PHF items.
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)
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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
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