At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
91/ 100 · 9 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Mar 19, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Smart & Final #779 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 Smart & Final #779?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning K43How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How 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 Smart & Final #779's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Restroom not stocked or needs cleaningThe county found: “Observed trash overflowed from the trash bin in the restrooms. [Corrective Action] Regularly dispose of trash into…”
First step: Check the restroom
Then the next one: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-301.11.
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Fix and log it: Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
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Check the restroom
From Food Code 6-301.11
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).
Every visit
LatestMar 19, 2026Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 91 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 19, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Observed trash overflowed from the trash bin in the restrooms. [Corrective Action] Regularly dispose of trash into the dumpster
Food Code 6-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Check the restroom
- Soap, paper towels or a dryer, toilet paper and warm water at every restroom sink.
- The door closes by itself.
- After the toilet: wash in the restroom, then wash again at the kitchen sink.
From Food Code 6-301.11
Clean it on a schedule
5 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide
Restrooms, mops and rags
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Damaged wall observed by the entry way into the back room. [Corrective Action] Maintain wall in good condition.
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
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Condensate from the produce walk-in cooler observed discharging onto the floor next to the floor sink. [Corrective Action] Ensure condensate discharges directly into the floor sink.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Are you Smart & Final #779? Fix it
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Hot water at the handwash sink in the 1st restroom was measured at 73 degrees Fahrenheit. [Corrective Action] Provide hot water at a minimum temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit at handwash sinks.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Are you Smart & Final #779? Fix it
EarlierJan 30, 2025Routine inspection96 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Observed scrap wood from broken pallets scattered outside by the loading dock. [Corrective Action] Maintain area clean. 2. Observed heavy dust accumulation on the ceiling in the oven room. [Corrective Action] Maintain clean.
Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
The health permit is posted inside the office. [Corrective Action] Post the current and valid health permit in public view.
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 Smart & Final #779, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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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
- 91 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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