At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
85/ 100 · 15 points taken off
4 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Sep 25, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Momacado Ice Cream Shop 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 Momacado Ice Cream Shop?
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: Food from an unapproved supplier K15How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies K23How to fixFix it
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right K34How 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: Food from an unapproved supplierThe county found: “Several bags of orange/red powder observed on storage racks with no english translation. Per PIC, they are a sort of…”
First step: Approved sources only
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-201.11, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 3-305.11.
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Approved sources only
From Food Code 3-201.11
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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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestSep 25, 2025Routine inspection85 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 85 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 25, 2025.
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food from an unapproved supplier
The department's words
K15 Food obtained from approved source
Several bags of orange/red powder observed on storage racks with no english translation. Per PIC, they are a sort of seasoning purchased from Ranch 99. [CA] Food must be from an approved source or properly documented. [SA] PIC elected to VC&D food items.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-201.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Approved sources only
- Buy from licensed suppliers and stores. Keep receipts or invoices that show the source.
- Reject home-slaughtered or uninspected meat, and meat marked "Not for Sale" or "Custom Exempt."
- USDA grades (Prime, Choice) are about quality. The inspection mark is what shows safety.
From Food Code 3-201.11
Temperatures on arrival
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Receiving deliveries
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Not critical (3)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed what appeared to be fruit flies in front preparation area. [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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Are you Momacado Ice Cream Shop? Fix it
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
PIC provided quaternary ammonia test strips however, the chosen sanitation method is chlorine. [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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Are you Momacado Ice Cream Shop? Fix it
Plan review
The department's words
K48 Plan review
Facility has installed a large turbo chef on counter without plan check approval, no hood exemption has been submitted/approved. [CA] Provide approved exhaust hood ventilation over all cooking equipment as required to effectively remove cooking odors, smoke, steam, grease, heat, and vapors. A person proposing to build or remodel a food facility shall submit plans and specifications for review and shall receive plan approval prior to starting any new construction or remodeling. Contact DEH at [phone] or at www.ehinfo.org to obtain plan check requirements. Cease and desist use of turbo chef until approval is provided by DEH Plan Check.
EarlierFeb 4, 2025Routine inspection94 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Chlorine test strips not available at time of inspection. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Observed tweezer handle in contact with food in food storage container. [CA] Store handles in such a way that the handle does not come in direct contact with food to prevent contamination.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed open bags of bulk stored in containers without lids. [CA] Store open bulk foods in approved NSF containers with tight fitting lids.
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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- Food from an unapproved supplier Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
- 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
- 85 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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