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Mollie Stones Market-Deli

Market or grocery · Palo Alto, CA

3 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Apr 6, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Mollie Stones Market-Deli got about the same as most.

Compared with 534 Santa Clara County markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Mollie Stones Market-Deli?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Marked critical: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
  2. Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
  3. Dish sink or dish machine not set up right K34How to fixFix it

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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.

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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 4-301.12.

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Fix and log it: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

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Clean first, then sanitize

From Food Code 4-603.16

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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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).

Fewer points taken off than last time (17 → 12). That takes a team.

Points taken off at each routine inspection
Oct 15, 2024: 8Nov 26, 2025: 17Apr 6, 2026: 128171220242026

Every visit

  1. LatestApr 6, 2026Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 88 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 6, 2026.

    3 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

      No sanitizer was detected in the three compartment sink while actively warewashing. Sanitizer from the mounted dispenser did not provide a sanitizer concentration. The dispenser was run for several minutes to try and eliminate any air bubbles in the line, but no sanitizer was detected. [CA] Manual warewashing shall be accomplished by using a three-compartment sink where the utensils are first precleaned, washed with hot soapy water, rinsed with hot water, sanitized with an approved method, and air dried. Use 1 TBS of bleach (5.25%) per 1 gal. of water for chlorine solution (100 PPM). Use 1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%) per 2 gal. of water for quaternary ammonium (200 PPM). [COS] The PIC opted to manually add quaternary ammonia to sanitize the current batch of dishes.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 4-602.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Clean first, then sanitize

      • 1. Scrape off food.
      • 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
      • 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).

      From Food Code 4-603.16

      When to clean food-contact surfaces

      4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths

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      Fix and log it now

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    Not critical (2)

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

      Observed the door for the reach in cooler for the coffee station to be not fully secured and had a visible gap between the gasket and refrigerator enclosure. *Note: Milk within this unit were measured in compliance at this time. [CA] Maintain equipment in good repair.

      Food Code 4-101.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken

      Equipment in good repair

      In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken

      Fix and log it now

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    • Dish sink or dish machine not set up right

      The department's words

      K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips

      Test strips for quaternary ammonia sanitizer were unavailable to test the warewashing solution. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing. [COS] The deli obtained quaternary ammonia test strips from another department.

      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

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      The three-compartment sink, step by step

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      Fix and log it now

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  2. EarlierNov 26, 2025Routine inspection83 out of 100 (Green placard)

    5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      The cheese cakes were out at room temperature about 65 degrees F. [CA] Keep PHF at 41 degrees F and below. [COS] The employee threw them into the garbage.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

    Not critical (4)

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

      Shelves have accumulated debris and mildew-like substance. [CA] Thoroughly clean the shelves. [COS] The employees began cleaning them. Inside of refrigerator where sandwich ingredients are kept and inside ice machine have water and mildew like accumulation. [CA] Clean and sanitize inside these equipment.

    • No person in charge on duty

      The department's words

      K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

      There is not an available food safety certificate. [CA] At least one employee must have a food safety certificate available.

    • Thermometer missing or reading wrong

      The department's words

      K39 Thermometers provided, accurate

      Some refrigerators do not have thermometers. [CA] Replace missing thermometers.

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing

      Personal belongings observed in most all departments on prep tables. [CA] Lockers required for personal belongings. Until then designate a specific area for personal belongings.

  3. EarlierOct 15, 2024Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)

    1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      Tuna salad in large bowl in walk in measured to be 53F. Per operator tuna salad was made about 2 hours prior. Other PHFs in walk in cooler measured be 41F or less. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below for cold holding. [COS] Tuna salad was transferred into smaller containers and placed back into walk in to cool down to 41F and below.

      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)

What you can do

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  1. Learn how these get fixed

    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
    • Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
    • Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide

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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
88 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Questions about Mollie Stones Market-Deli

When was Mollie Stones Market-Deli last inspected?

The county last inspected Mollie Stones Market-Deli on Apr 6, 2026. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Mollie Stones Market-Deli?

The county listed 3 violations on Apr 6, 2026: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right; Equipment in poor repair; and Dish sink or dish machine not set up right.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Apr 6, 2026, the county marked 1 as critical.