At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Aug 10, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Piazza's Fine Foods Grocery 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 Piazza's Fine Foods Grocery?
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- Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing K16How to fixFix it
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer K40How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Next: Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missingThe county found: “Shellstock tags for farm fresh shellfish are not held in chronological order. [CA] The identity of the source of…”
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Keep the bucket strong
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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).
Fewer points taken off than last time (18 → 7). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestAug 10, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 93 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 10, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing
The department's words
K16 Compliance with shell stock tags, condition, display
Shellstock tags for farm fresh shellfish are not held in chronological order. [CA] The identity of the source of shellstock that are sold or served shall be maintained for 90 calendar days from the dates of harvest by using an approved recordkeeping system that keeps the tags or labels in chronological order correlated to the date or dates the shellstock are sold or served.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Measured the quat sanitizer solution at 50 ppm within a bucket used to store soiled wiping cloths at the meat department. [CA] Wiping towels shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use (100 ppm - chlorine, 200 ppm - quaternary ammonium).
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Measured the ambient temperature of the front open top cheese display at 50 F (used for hard cheese only). [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below. Measured the ambient temperature of the cake/ sweets display fridge at 43 F to 46 F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below. [COS] Unit remeasured at 40 F.
Food Code 4-101.11
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EarlierMay 8, 2025Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)
7 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (7)
Garbage uncovered or not taken out
The department's words
K42 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Build-up of grease on the floor of the outside grease disposal area. [CA] Refuse enclosure shall be kept clean of debris to prevent buildup of soil and attractants for vermin.
The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
Observed minor dents on the rim of cans displayed for sale. [CA] Cans with dents on their rims or seams shall be removed from sale. [COS]
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed old rodent dropping under shelfs at the double doors leading to the back receiving area. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of old droppings. Multiple flies within the produce area. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Observed employee manually sanitize a tray with the sanitizer hose only, did not allow proper contact time. [CA] Manual sanitization shall be accomplished in the final sanitizing rinse by contacting a chlorine solution of 100 PPM concentration for at least 30 seconds or by contacting a quaternary ammonium solution of 200 PPM concentration for at least 60 seconds. [COS] Tray properly sanitized using 200 ppm quat allowing minimum of 60 seconds contact time.
Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing
The department's words
K16 Compliance with shell stock tags, condition, display
Shell stock tags are not stored in chronological order. [CA] Molluscan shellfish shall have shellstock tags and shall be properly stored and displayed, all shellstock tags shall be kept in chronological order for 90 days after harvest date.
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Multiple personal drinks, lunches, bags and jackets/aprons stored on food storage shelfs. [CA] No person shall store clothing or personal effects in any area used for the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces. Employee's personal effects (cell phone, car keys, and jackets) shall be stored in employee lockers or other designated areas for employee storage. The back swing door to the produce area has gaps allowing the entrance of flies. Air curtain is non-functional. [CA] Air curtains shall be in operation over all open exterior doors to prevent flying pests. Fly strips in use above the produce preparation area. [CA] Insect control devices that are used to electrocute or stun flying insects shall be designed to retain the insect within the device and be installed away from the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces and linens.
The department's words
K26 Approved thawing methods used; frozen food
Thawing flat breads (PHF) at room temperature behind the meat department area. [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.
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
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 93 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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