At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
98/ 100 · 2 points taken off
1 problem found · Routine county inspection · Mar 31, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. The Melt 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 The Melt?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes 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 The Melt's team
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Next: Shelves and surfaces need cleaningThe county found: “Excessive dust build-up on walk-in cooler fan. [CA] Clean fan regularly to prevent dust build-up”
Then the next one.
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-501.17.
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 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 (3 → 2). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMar 31, 2026Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 98 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 31, 2026.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Excessive dust build-up on walk-in cooler fan. [CA] Clean fan regularly to prevent dust build-up
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 The Melt? Fix it
EarlierMay 21, 2025Routine inspection97 out of 100 (Green placard)
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
beef patties in one of two 4 drawer prep table cooler at 44F [CA]maintain perishable food under 41F (or 45F for dairy products)
EarlierFeb 11, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Major: 1. Measured a container of grilled cheese crouton holding between 90F - 97F for less than 4 hours sitting on counter near cooks line. 2. Measured a container of sliced white cheese holding at 53F in 4 door under drawer left of oven for less than 4 hours. [CA] Maintain all PHFs cold held at or below 41F or hot held at or above 135F. [SA] Operator opted to use time as a public health control (TPHC) for grilled cheese crouton. [COS] Operator directed to relocate sliced cheese to walk-in-cooler. Minor: 1. Measured the following holding between 46F - 48F in 4 door under drawer: sliced cheddar cheese & sliced pepper jack cheese. 2. Measured container of shredded white cheese holding at 44F in ice bath near soup station. Per operator, PHFs placed in unit for less than 4 hours. [CA] Maintain all cold PHFs held at or below 41F.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Measured water temperature holding between 95F - 97F in women restroom hand wash station. Hand wash station is under a sensor system. [CA] Provide an adequate, pressurized, potable supply of warm water to be held between 100F - 108F. [SA] Operator directed to rewash hands upon entering kitchen. Note: Another restroom available with no gender indicator. Sensor reading at 100F at hand wash station.
The department's words
K32 Food properly labeled and honestly presented
Found prepackaged beverages at grab n go section without labels. [CA] Food prepackaged in a food facility shall bear a label with the following: 1) common name of the food, 2) list of ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight, 3) quantity of contents, 4) name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.
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 The Melt, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Ask for the manager. The Melt can only fix what it knows about.
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Complain directly to the health department
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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
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
- 98 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.