At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
86/ 100 · 14 points taken off
3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 12, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Mendocino Farms Sandwich 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 Mendocino Farms Sandwich 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: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies K23How 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.
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: “Measured fresh mozzarella at 51 F within over filled containers at the sandwich prep fridge. Observed all items within…”
First step: If food is out of range
Then the next one: Pests seen inside: fruit flies
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-301.15.
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If food is out of range
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestAug 12, 2026Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 86 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 12, 2026.
3 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
Measured fresh mozzarella at 51 F within over filled containers at the sandwich prep fridge. Observed all items within the upper portion of the unit to be inserted into ice baths. PIC stated that the upper portion of the unit is non-functional. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Top portion of the fresh mozzarella cheese relocated to be cooled to and held at 41 F or below. Rearrange all PHF's within the top of the unit so that they are fully inserted into the ice baths.
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)
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Hot and cold holding
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Not critical (2)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed drain fly activity within the rear portion of the kitchen. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
Food Code 6-501.111
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
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
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The mens restroom hand wash sink lacked a supply of paper towels. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels. [COS] Paper towels provided.
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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Are you Mendocino Farms Sandwich Market? Fix it
EarlierJul 21, 2025Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Several items placed in ice baths measured above 44F for less than 2 hours. Cut cherry tomatoes and sprouts in ice bath in broken unit. Sour cream in ice bath on counter near Doordash computer. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F. [COS] Operator added more ice and water to go further up the sides of containers.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Hot water handle on mop sink missing. [CA] Replace missing handle on mop sink.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Cold insert of non-functional prep fridge at prep-line still in use with ice baths. [CA] Repair unit to maintain PHFs at 41F and below.
EarlierOct 29, 2024Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed fly activity within the kitchen. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Observed the side door leading to the patio to be left open. [CA] Keep door into the facility closed at all times to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin. Air curtains shall be in operation over all open exterior doors to prevent flying pests. Observed the use of a fly strip above the janitorial sink. [CA] Insect control devices that are used to catch flying insects shall be designed to retain the insect within the device and be installed away from the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces and linens.
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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- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
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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
- 86 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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