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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Mar 13, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Arteagas Food Center - Taqueria 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 Arteagas Food Center - Taqueria?
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: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Next: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized rightThe county found: “Observed employee wash knife without sanitizing. [corrective action] Ensure all food contact surfaces are property…”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
Then the next one: No backflow test on file
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Clean first, then sanitize
From Food Code 4-603.16
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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 (15 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMar 13, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 13, 2026.
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Observed employee wash knife without sanitizing. [corrective action] Ensure all food contact surfaces are property washed, rinsed, and sanitized. [correction] Sanitizer was prepared in the 3-compartment sink with the person-in-charge. 4 caps of liquid bleach was used with 1/2 basin of water. Knife was placed in the sink to sanitize. Note: Chemical dispenser at the 3-compartment sink was not working at this time. Per manager, dispenser will be repaired by 03/16.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Not critical (1)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Parts of the walk-in cooler drain line have fallen off hooks. [corrective action] Re-install the drain line so that it has proper slope going towards the floor sink.
Food Code 5-205.15
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In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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EarlierFeb 4, 2025Routine inspection85 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 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
Milk in container at coffee area measured at 49F. Per PIC, milk just took out 1 hour ago. Rack of food located outside of walk-in fridge included rice 57F, cooked pork 56F. Per PIC, employee took the rack out for an hour and had lunch. Food item in walk-in fridge measured between 43F-45F. Fridge door was not fully closed. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [SA] Milk utilized TPHC with time label. Milk will discard 3 hours later. Rack of food is placed back to fridge for cooling. Food shall be placed in fridge to maintain cold temperature until employee is ready to prepare food. Walk-in fridge door is fully closed for 15 minutes. Temperature lower to 41F. PIC will educate employee to ensure fridge door is fully closed.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (3)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Missing ceiling panel near warewash sink [CA] Replace ceiling panels to prevent vermin entry.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Tools (screw drivers) were stored on dry food storage rack. [CA] Store equipment and tools away from food storage or food preparation area.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Hand sink near steam table is blocked by bag of clean towel. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. [COS] PIC removed item.
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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- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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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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