At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · May 14, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Mexico Lindo Restaurant 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 Mexico Lindo Restaurant?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer K40How 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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Next: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashedThe county found: “Bowls used as scoops in bulk storage food containers. (beans, rice) [CA] Provide scoops with handles. Store scoop…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-302.11.
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Keep the bucket strong
From Food Code 3-304.14
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 4 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 (21 → 7). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMay 14, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 93 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 14, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Bowls used as scoops in bulk storage food containers. (beans, rice) [CA] Provide scoops with handles. Store scoop handles in such a way that the handle does not come in direct contact with food to prevent contamination.
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 Mexico Lindo Restaurant? Fix it
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
1) Multiple wet wiping cloths were stored on prep table. 2) On the cook line, chlorine sanitizer measured 25ppm in the wiping cloth bucket. [CA] Wiping cloths shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use. (100ppm – chlorine)
Food Code 3-304.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Keep the bucket strong
- Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
- Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
- Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.
From Food Code 3-304.14
Keep cloths apart
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Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets
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Are you Mexico Lindo Restaurant? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
In the employee restroom hand wash sink, paper towels observed stored outside of dispenser. [CA] Ensure paper towels are stored inside dispenser at all times to prevent contamination.
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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EarlierJan 9, 2025Routine inspection79 out of 100 (Green placard)
7 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
0PPM sanitizer measured at main mechanical dishwasher. [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash machine at 50 PPM. [SA] Use adjacent 2 compartment sink for washing, rinsing and sanitizing.
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Not critical (6)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Debris/food buildup under equipment at cook line. [CA] Regularly clean under cooking equipment to prevent accumulation of debris.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Raw eggs stored above ready to eat food in the walk-in refrigerator. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from cross-contamination. Store all raw meat or other raw products of animal origin below ready-to-eat food items.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Several wet/used wiping cloths found on preparation tables. [CA] Wiping towels shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use (100 ppm - chlorine, 200 ppm - quaternary ammonium).
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
FSC is not available for review at time of inspection. [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. Food handler cards are not available for review at time of inspection.
The department's words
K26 Approved thawing methods used; frozen food
Frozen meat found thawing at ambient temperature on preparation tables. [CA] 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.
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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Lights bulbs missing in overhead lighting at cook line. [CA] In every room and area in which any food is prepared, manufactured, processed or prepackaged or in which equipment or utensils are cleaned, sufficient natural or artificial lighting shall be provided.
EarlierNov 21, 2024Follow-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.
EarlierNov 19, 2024Routine inspectionGreen placard
1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed what appeared to be older rodent dropping on shelf by floor and cooking equipment and in the bottom of a cabinet in the bar area. Observed what appeared to be fresh droppings on the floor in the corner of the dry storage area and behind the wall of a sitting booth. Did not observed any other evidence of active infestation. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of vermin. [SA] All affected areas were cleaned and sanitized. Email a copy of the most recent pest control reports to district inspector. A follow up inspection will occur on 11/20/2024. If further evidence is observed at follow up inspection, further enforcement, such as closure of facility, may occur.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes 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)
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- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer 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
- 93 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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