At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
86/ 100 · 14 points taken off
6 problems found · Routine county inspection · May 19, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Baja Fresh Mexican Grill 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 Baja Fresh Mexican Grill?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- No person in charge on duty K01How 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
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Next: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashedThe county found: “The pans are stored on the shelf, stacked together and are not in clean condition. [CA] Be sure that the dishes are…”
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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 (21 → 14). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMay 19, 2026Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 86 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 19, 2026.
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
The pans are stored on the shelf, stacked together and are not in clean condition. [CA] Be sure that the dishes are clean before being stacked together on the shelf. Rewash and sanitize them and air dry before stacking.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Baja Fresh Mexican Grill? Fix it
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
There is not a FSC nor a valid food handler card for the employees. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire. At least one employee must have a food safety certificate.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
The water is not draining properly behind the ice machine. There is standing dirty water in the floor sink. The floor sinks are soiled and are turning black with accumulation. Clean the floor sinks and repair the drainage at the ice machine.
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 Baja Fresh Mexican Grill? Fix it
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
The hot water at the dish washing sink reached 115 degrees F maximum. [CA] The water at the dish sink must reach 120 degrees F.
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 Baja Fresh Mexican Grill? Fix it
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
The shelves and table under the cookline have accumulated encrusted grease/debris. [CA] Thoroughly clean the equipment and scrape the grease off.
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
The walls are soiled throughout most all of the kitchen and cook areas. Black debris is forming on the walls. [CA] Thoroughly clean the soiled walls throughout the facility.
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
Are you Baja Fresh Mexican Grill? Fix it
EarlierJun 10, 2025Routine inspection79 out of 100 (Green placard)
7 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
Both of the hand washing sinks have no paper towels. [CA] Provide paper towels in the dispensers for proper hand washing. [COS] The employee refilled the paper towel dispensers.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (6)
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
The restroom sink has red splatters on it. [CA] Clean and sanitize the sink and restroom.
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
There is not a thermometer in the prep unit. [CA] Provide a thermometer in the refrigerator to monitor that it holds food at 41 degrees F and below.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
The inside of the ice machine has black accumulation as well as several other pieces of equipment throughout the kitchen. [CA] Thoroughly clean and sanitize equipment and the inside of the ice machine. The employee began cleaning the inside of the ice machine.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
There is not an employee with a food safety certificate. [CA] At least one employee must have a food safety certificate.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed the floors and walls to have black accumulation in several areas. [CA] Thoroughly clean the floors and walls. The floor sinks have black accumulation on them. [CA] Thoroughly clean the inside of the floor sinks.
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed the bulk food bags open but not in food storage containers. [CA] Once the bags are opened they must be in a container with a lid.
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
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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- 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
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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
- 86 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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