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Smart & Final #530 - Grocery

Market or grocery · San Jose, CA

1 inspection

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jun 11, 2025

Is that a lot?

Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Smart & Final #530 - 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 Smart & Final #530 - Grocery?

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: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
  2. Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
  3. Pests seen inside: flies K23How 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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  1. Fix it together

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  3. Show what you did

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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 6-501.112.

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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use

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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 · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026

The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.

Every visit

  1. LatestJun 11, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 87 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 11, 2025.

    3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

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

      Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      1. Found ONLY hand wash station in produce prep area inoperable. Missing drain line connection, per operator, was in disrepair and currently not in use. [CA] Ensure hand wash station is accessible at all times. [SA] Operator directed to place notice to notify staff to wash hands at warewash sink until repairs is made to hand wash station. 2. Found ONLY soap dispenser at hand wash station in produce prep area currently inoperable. Observed soap bottle full, however unable to dispense soap. [CA] Soap shall be dispensable at all times. [COS] Operator replaced soap bottle. Observed soap dispenser in good repair.

      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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      Fix and log it now

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    Not critical (2)

    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean

      Found several holes in wall near back storage room and mop sink area. Observed black tap and rodent boxes used to cover holes. [CA] Seal all holes, gaps and crevices to prevent entrance and harborage of vermin.

      Food Code 6-101.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop

      Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair

      In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Smart & Final #530 - Grocery? Fix it

    • Pests seen inside: flies

      The department's words

      K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals

      1. Found 4 DEAD cockroaches under prep table near rotisserie station/meat prep station. [CA] Eliminate all evidence of DEAD cockroaches. Clean and sanitize all effected areas. Continue to provide approved pest control services. 2. Found a few flies throughout prep area and back storage area. [CA] Each food facility shall be free of pest such as flies. Continue to provide approved pest control services.

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

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Questions about Smart & Final #530 - Grocery

When was Smart & Final #530 - Grocery last inspected?

The county last inspected Smart & Final #530 - Grocery on Jun 11, 2025. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Smart & Final #530 - Grocery?

The county listed 3 violations on Jun 11, 2025: Hand sink not ready to use; Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair; and Pests seen inside: flies.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Jun 11, 2025, the county marked 1 as critical.