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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
76/ 100 · 24 points taken off
8 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Mar 18, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Mcdonald's #2888 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 Mcdonald's #2888?
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- Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: roaches K23How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “The only handwash station at the cooking area was blocked off by a portable AC unit. [CA] Ensure the handwash…”
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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 · 5 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestMar 18, 2026Routine inspection76 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 76 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 18, 2026.
8 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The only handwash station at the cooking area was blocked off by a portable AC unit. [CA] Ensure the handwash station is accessible at all times. [COS] Staff relocated the A/C unit to unobstruct the handwash station.
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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Not critical (7)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
1. A dead cockroach was observed on the wall near the water heater. 2. A hatched cockroach egg sack (ootheca) was observed on the wall in the staff room. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches or old droppings. Provide pest control as necessary.
Food Code 6-501.111
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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
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Signs of pests and what to do
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Repeat Violation: The three compartment sink faucet is leaking. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
Food Code 5-205.15
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In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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Signs posted; last inspection report available
The department's words
K47 Signs posted; last inspection report available
1. The restrooms lack handwash reminder signs for staff. [CA] A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be posted at all handwashing stations used by food employees. 2. The posted Environmental Health permit is not for the food operation but the Hazardous Materials permit. [CA] The health permit issued by this department shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food facility. Display the food health permit.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Repeat Violations: 1. There are several holes in the facility (under the cash register, along cables and piping on the ceiling). 2. There are several pieces of cove base tiling that are in disrepair and detaching from the wall. Near the walk in cooler and second drive through window. 3. There are several areas of the FRP on the wall in disrepair near the walk in cooler. 4. There is a large accumulation of grease and food debris under cookline equipment. [CA] Ensure to maintain the floors, walls, and ceilings of the facility clean and in good repair.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
The meat cooler and convection oven are in disrepair. [CA] Ensure to maintain equipment in good repair. Repair, replace, or service the equipment.
Food Code 4-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Repeat Violation: Facility is storing extra boxes of food related equipment such as to go bags, boxes, and other food contact materials in the outdoor refuse enclosure. [CA] Food or food related equipment shall be stored in an approved fully enclosed food facility. Move them inside and cease using the refuse area as storage for food and food related equipment. [COS] The open box of to go bags was discarded. Other items were moved inside.
Food Code 3-305.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Where food may never be stored
- Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
- Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.
From Food Code 3-305.11
Top to bottom
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
One of the A/C units liquid waste was flowing into the handwash station at the cook line. [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. [COS] The waste hoses were reloacted to the floor sink under the ice cream machine.
EarlierSep 3, 2025Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Red placard)
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
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
1. Major Violation: The mop sink directly adjacent to the three compartment sink was not draining and was actively filling up when the only three compartment sink is in use. [CA] Food facility shall not operate if there is sewage overflowing or backing up in the food facility. The food facility, or impacted areas, shall remain closed until all plumbing problems have been corrected and all contaminated surfaces have been cleaned and sanitized. 2. Minor Violation: Staff were disposing gray water from the mop sink into the first basin of the three compartment sink. [CA] Waste water shall be disposed of in the janitorial sink or toilet facility.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (3)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Facility is storing extra boxes of cups and children meal toys in the outdoor refuse enclosure. [CA] Food or food related equipment shall be stored in an approved fully enclosed food facility. Move them inside and cease using the refuse area as storage for food and food related equipment.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
1. The prep sink waste pipe is rusted and in disrepair. 2. The three compartment sink faucet is leaking. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. There are several holes in the facility (under the three compartment sink, under the cash register, along cables and piping on the ceiling). 2. There are several pieces of cove base tiling that are in disrepair and detaching from the wall. [CA] Ensure to maintain the floors, walls, and ceilings of the facility clean and in good repair.
EarlierSep 3, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
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.
EarlierJan 10, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
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.
EarlierJan 9, 2025Routine inspection72 out of 100 (Red placard)
5 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
1. In the kitchen area, at the hand sink next to the cook line equipment, the paper towel dispenser was in disrepair. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels. [COS] PIC changed the batteries in the dispenser at time of the inspection. 2. In the drive through area, at the hand sink inbetween the drive through window and ware washing area, the soap dispenser was in disrepair. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times. [COS] PIC changed the hand soap dispenser from a battery operated one to a push one at time of the inspection.
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Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
Facility is using Time as a Public Health Control for burger assembly ingredients (tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, etc) and observed the following: 1. Food items were not time marked. 2. Food items were being used past their time mark for discard. [CA] When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a public health control, PHFs shall be time marked to indicate when item is removed from temperature control, discarded if not consumed or served within 4 hours, and written procedures shall be readily available for review. [COS] All items were discarded as facility was closed. See K23 for more details on closure.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
1. In the kitchen area, on the floor behind the undercounter pie oven, a nymph was observed on a fry. 2. In the front of house area, near the frappe and milkshake machine, observed two adult cockroaches and a nymph. 3. In the dining area, on the ceiling above the self-serve soda dispensers an accumulation of cockroach droppings were observed on the ceiling tiles. 4. An accumulation of cockroach droppings were observed on the ceiling tiles above the lockers. Note: Facility receives monthly pest control from EcoLab. Pest control reports dated on 11/27/24 and 12/24/24 both indicate no cockroach activity and treatment with both bait and crack and crevice pesticide. [CA] The premises of each food facility shall be kept free of vermin. A food facility shall not operate when there is a vermin infestation that has resulted in the contamination of food contact surfaces, food packaging, utensils, food equipment, or adulteration of food(s). The food facility shall cease operation of the food facility immediately. The food facility shall remain closed until: there is no longer evidence of a vermin infestation; all contaminated surfaces have been cleaned and sanitized; and contributing factors such as cleaning, repairs, and the elimination of harborages have been resolved. Contact inspector to schedule a re-inspection at (408) 918 - 2726 or [email]. 5. Small flies are present throughout the facility in the dining room, restroom, kitchen area, front bar area. No direct contamination of food contact surfaces were observed. [CA] Ensure to maintain the facility free of animals, pests, and vermin. Provide pest control as necessary.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
There is a large opening on the wall behind the soda machine. [CA] Repair holes in structure and maintain in good repair to prevent pest harborage.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Pipings behind the soda and coffee machines have an accumulation of food debris and are dirty. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
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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- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: roaches Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
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- Result
- 76 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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