At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · May 4, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Save Max Food & Liquor 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 Save Max Food & Liquor?
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: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How 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
For Save Max Food & Liquor's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Save Max Food & Liquor. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Save Max Food & Liquor first; we check that you run it.
Your whole team can help. Each person gets one next step, and everyone can see what's done.
This is my place: claim Save Max Food & LiquorWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “Restroom in the back of the facility and hand wash station do not have any soap at the time of inspection. [CA]…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
Log it
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-305.11.
Try it yourself
Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use
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0 of 3 done
Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
Logged
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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 (16 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMay 4, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 4, 2026.
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Restroom in the back of the facility and hand wash station do not have any soap at the time of inspection. [CA] Provide hand washing cleanser in dispenser at hand wash stations at all times. [SA] Hand pump soap was placed next to hand wash. REPEAT VIOLATION. Failure to comply may result in enforcement action.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 5-205.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Handwashing
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Are you Save Max Food & Liquor? Fix it
Not critical (1)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Dust build up noted on the fan guards of the walk in. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Save Max Food & Liquor? Fix it
EarlierMay 1, 2025Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
In the employee restroom, the soap dispenser and paper towel dispenser are empty. Per PIC, paper towel dispenser is broken. [CA] Handwash sink shall be supplied with soap and single use towels at all times. [COS] PIC provided a temporary, portable soap bottle and roll of paper towels nearby the handwash sink. Paper towel dispenser to be repaired.
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)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Observed drain pipe from the walk-in cooler is draining into a bucket placed above the floor sink. The bucket is overflowing with liquid waste. [CA] Discontinue the use of bucket to collect from the drain pipe. All liquid waste must drain into a functioning floor sink.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
In the storage area adjacent to the walk-in cooler, observed holes in the ceiling due to broken panels. [CA] Repair holes in structure and maintain in good repair. The facility shall be fully enclosed to prevent pest harborage.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Observed accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior panel of the ice machine. [CA] Routinely clean the ice machine. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed beverages and milk containers stored directly on the floor throughout the walk-in cooler and food storage areas. [CA] Food shall be stored at least six inches above the floor to prevent contamination and facilitate ease of cleaning.
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
As a customer of Save Max Food & Liquor, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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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
- 90 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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