At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
91/ 100 · 9 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Apr 30, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Meso Santana Row got about the same as most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Meso Santana Row?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How to fixFix it
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How 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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Next: No person in charge on dutyThe county found: “Unable to provide Safe Serve Certification. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-305.11.
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Set up
From Food Code 4-301.12
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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).
Fewer points taken off than last time (12 → 9). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestApr 30, 2026Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 91 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 30, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Unable to provide Safe Serve Certification. [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. Unable to provide food handlers for all the employees. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Mop was left in a bucket after using. [CA] After use, mops shall be placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
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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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Large containers near exist door in the back area lack common name. [CA] Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages shall be identified with the common name of the food if not easily recognizable.
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
Are you Meso Santana Row? Fix it
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Lack test strips for Quaternary ammonia sanitizer. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
Washing, step by step
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EarlierAug 12, 2025Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
ICE SCOOP WAS STORED IN A SYRUP BOTTLES HOLDER. [CA] Ice scoop shall be stored in way it shall not touch food or object that can't be clean frequently.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
LACK TEST STRIPS IN THE KITCHEN AND BAR AREA. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
HUMMUS AND YOGURT DIP WAS MEASURED 50F AT THE FOOD PREP TABLE. IT WAS PREP RECENTLY. [CA] Food shall be rapid chilled before placing in a prep table. PHF shall be measured 41F and below.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
SANITIZER BUCKET WAS LEFT INSIDE THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. [COS] PIC CLEARED THE HAND WASHING SINK. BUNDLE OF PAPER TOWELS WERE ON THE COUNTER NEXT TO THE EMPTY PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER. [CA] Properly wash hand using single use paper towel. Paper towel dispenser shall be refilled immediately. [COS] PIC refilled the paper towel dispenser.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
BROKEN SWITCH PANEL WITH OPENING IN THE WALL NEXT TO THE EXIT DOOR IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. [CA] Eliminate gap greater than 1/4" to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.
EarlierNov 20, 2024Routine inspection96 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
In the back of the kitchen, observed cardboard boxes of food (onions, potatoes) stored on the floor. Measured bottom of food storage table at less than 6-inches above the floor. [CA] Food shall be stored at least six inches above the floor and protected from contamination. Adjust height of food storage tables to provide at least 6-inches above the floor to ensure proper cleaning.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Measured the highest temperature of the warewashing machine at 151F. [CA] Mechanical sanitization shall be accomplished in the final sanitizing rinse by achieving a utensil surface temperature of 160°F (or manufacturer's instruction). Facility lacks sanitizer test strips. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right 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
- 91 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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