At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
2problems found
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Nov 11, 2025
Is that a lot?
Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Meze & Kebab got more than most. That's from the last routine visit, on Oct 7, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Meze & Kebab?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies K23How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How 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: Pests seen inside: fruit fliesThe county found: “Observed a few fruit flies in the bar area. [CA] Eliminate the fruit flies and contact pest control service.”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 4-603.16.
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What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestNov 11, 2025Routine inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Nov 11, 2025.
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 a few fruit flies in the bar area. [CA] Eliminate the fruit flies and contact pest control service.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Missing tile/floor piece near floor sink at the bar. [CA] Repair the floor where the tile is missing. A hole noted on the ceiling above the large ice machine. [CA] Seal the hole to prevent entrance of vermin.
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
Are you Meze & Kebab? Fix it
EarlierOct 7, 2025Routine inspection80 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Measured 2 full covered containers of cooked chicken w/ sauce in walk in cooler between 49-60F. Manager stated chicken was cooled last night. [CA] After heating or hot holding, Potentially Hazardous Foods (PHFs) shall be cooled rapidly from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and from 70°F to 41°F within 4 hours. If using a blast chiller, ensure temperature is measured after the cooling process (timer) to ensure it reaches 41F. Recommend to change reading from farenheit to celsius instead. [COS] Food was discarded in trash. See VC&D form.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lack of paper towels at hand sink in back area. Additional stocked hand sink near by. [CA] Keep dispensers stocked at all times. [COS]
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed raw fish above ready to eat food in front prep unit. [CA] Store raw seafood below ready to eat food. [COS]
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Faucet k at FOH is leaking. [CA] Maintain hand sink in good repair.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Measured chlorine at dishwasher in kitchen area at 0 ppm chlorine. [CA] Maintain a minimum of 50 ppm.[COS] Bottle of chlorine was changed out with a new one. Re-tested and measured at 50 ppm. Interior ice panel at large ice machine noted with pink/black mold like substance. [CA] Clean and sanitize panel regularly.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Soiled wiping cloths noted on prep tables. [CA] Store wiping cloths in sanitizer bucket between uses. [COS]
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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- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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About this record
Opens the county's own page for this place.
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
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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