At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
1problem found
1 problem found · 1 marked critical · County inspection, Follow-up inspection · Nov 20, 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. Montague Valero got more than most. That's from the last routine visit, on Nov 19, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Montague Valero?
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-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How 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-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized rightThe county found: “Observed the "DO NOT USE" signs had been removed from the beverage/coffee machines. Operator stated they had cleaned…”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
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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 · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 follow-up).
Every visit
LatestNov 20, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Nov 20, 2025.
1 violation 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
Observed the "DO NOT USE" signs had been removed from the beverage/coffee machines. Operator stated they had cleaned the dispensers, but did not utilize sanitizer (only cleaner/soap). [CA] Wares must be washed, rinsed, then SANITIZED in 100ppm chlorine or 200ppm quaternary ammonia. Discussed and explained warewashing steps with PIC again. [SA] Operator was told not to use the beverage/coffee machines until they have all been properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized.
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
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Are you Montague Valero? Fix it
EarlierNov 19, 2025Routine inspection76 out of 100 (Yellow placard)
3 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Measured hot/warm water at 3-compartment sink, front handsink, and restroom handsink to be 65F. A technician came to reset/fix the water heater, but hot water still only measured 96F at the end of the inspection. [CA] Provide hot water (120F) at the 3-compartment sink, and warm water (100F) at the handsinks. ***FACILITY IS PROHIBITED FROM USING BEVERAGE/COFFEE/CAPPUCCINO DISPENSERS UNTIL HOT WATER IS RESTORED AND ALL WARES HAVE BEEN WASHED, RINSED, AND SANITIZED.*** Operator posted "DO NOT USE" signs over beverage/coffee machines.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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 available upon request; operator stated the 3-compartment sink is used just for mop water. [CA] After use, wares (coffee/beverage dispensers) must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized in 200ppm quaternary ammonia or 100ppm chlorine. [SA] Operator went to a store and purchased bleach. ***When the hot water is restored, wash, rinse, then sanitize equipment.***
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Observed the front handsink's paper towel dispenser was empty. Observed the paper towel dispenser and soap dispenser at the 3-compartment sink were empty. [CA] Keep handwashing stations stocked with soap and paper towels at all times. [SA] Soap and paper towels were placed at both sinks.
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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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
- Follow-up inspection
- Result
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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