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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
73/ 100 · 27 points taken off
9 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · May 22, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Sweet Gelato Mini Mart got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Sweet Gelato Mini Mart?
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
- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “Restroom hand wash station lacked paper towels. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers;…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
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Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
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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
LatestMay 22, 2025Routine inspection73 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 73 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 22, 2025.
9 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 hand wash station lacked paper towels. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels. [COS] Employee provided paper towels. Hand wash station at the front service area observed with heavy accumulation of grime and calcified scale. Hand soap and paper towel dispensers observed obstructed with blender and syrup bottles. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times.
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
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Handwashing
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Not critical (8)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Heavy build up of grime observed in the following areas: - Inside the three-door upright refrigerator. - On the bottom of the portafilters for the espresso machine. - Espresso machine itself. - Surface of the three-door food preparation refrigerator - Inside of the ice cream/gelato display freezers. [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
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In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Hot water at the food preparation sink measured at 115F. Hot water at the three-compartment sink measured at 113F. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at handwash sinks. ** Repeat violation.
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
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Heavy accumulation of syrups, food residue, dust, and grime observed on floors and walls throughout the entire facility. Areas include: - Floors in-between ice cream/gelato display freezers. - Underneath preparation tables. - Walls behind the preparation tables. - Wall next to the three-compartment sink. [CA] Walls and/or floors in food preparation area shall be kept clean. Regularly clean under equipment to prevent accumulation of debris. Large hole on wall observed in the attic. [CA] Repair holes in structure and maintain in good repair to prevent pest harborage.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Three-door food preparation refrigerator observed not operating and used for the storage of utensils. [CA] Storage room shall be free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the facility, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used. Observed mop stored inside mop bucket. Mop racks not available for use. [CA] After use, mops shall be placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Cases of syrups maintained directly on floor. [CA] Food shall be stored at least 6 inches above the floor to prevent contamination. Observed numerous bottles of syrups maintained inside the three-compartment sink. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from possible contamination. Remove items kept inside the three-compartment sink with the exception of utensils intended to be washed. ** Repeat violation. Observed employee steeping tea with containers placed directly on the floor. [CA] Food preparation shall only occur in approved areas. Provide adequate food preparation space.
Food Code 3-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Top to bottom
- 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
- 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
- 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)
From Food Code 3-302.11
Keep raw meat types apart
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Rodent droppings observed in the following areas: - On floor along wall behind the two white freezers by the stairs to the attic. - On floors throughout the attic. - On boxes of documents in the attic. - On floor next to boxes of syrups along the hallway to the restroom. Employee was unsure of pest control services. No contamination of food or food contact surfaces observed. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of old droppings. Observed pet carrier maintained above gray freezer in the hallway towards the restroom. [CA] No live animals may be allowed in a food facility, except in the following situations; decorative fish or shellfish in aquarium, animals intended for consumption if kept separated from other food and food contact surfaces, dogs under the control of on-duty uniformed law enforcement or private patrol, outdoor dining areas, and service animals.
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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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Five-year Food Safety Certified (FSC) manager certificate unavailable for review. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times. ** Repeat violation. Failure to comply will result in further enforcement action.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Heavy accumulation of grime observed on the three-compartment sink - backsplash, drain boards, basins. [CA] Clean and maintain three-compartment sink.
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
Washing, step by step
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The three-compartment sink, step by step
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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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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
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: droppings Read the free guide
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
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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
- 73 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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