At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
80/ 100 · 20 points taken off
6 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Nov 14, 2025
At the routine inspection on Nov 14, 2025. The latest visit, on Nov 18, 2025, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Capitan Taqueria & Deli 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 Capitan Taqueria & Deli?
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: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Permits available K49How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How 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: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “FOUND THE COOKED BEANS AT 49F AND THE MEXICAN RICE AT 47F AND 52F IN THE UNDER COUNTER REFRIGERATOR. [CA] KEEP COLD…”
First step: If food is out of range
Then the next one: Permits available
Log it
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15.
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Fix and log it: Hot food below 135°F
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0 of 3 done
If food is out of range
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 follow-up).
Nice work, Capitan Taqueria & Deli. At the follow-up four days later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in four days. We're proud of you.
Every visit
LatestNov 18, 2025Follow-up inspection
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
This one: a follow-up inspection on Nov 18, 2025. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Nov 14, 2025: 80 out of 100 (Green placard).
EarlierNov 14, 2025Routine inspection80 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 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
FOUND THE COOKED BEANS AT 49F AND THE MEXICAN RICE AT 47F AND 52F IN THE UNDER COUNTER REFRIGERATOR. [CA] KEEP COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT 41F OR BELOW. NOTE: THE FOOD HAS BEEN STORED IN THIS REFRIGERATOR FOR LESS THAN 4 HRS, PER OPERATOR. SA: THE FOOD WAS TRANSFERRED TO A WORKING REFRIGERATOR. MAY USE TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL TEMPORARILY AS WELL. MARK THE FOOD AND AFTER 4 HRS, DISCARD THE REMAINING FOOD.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If food is out of range
- Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
- Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
- Unknown time or longer: throw it out.
Which foods need temperature control (TCS)
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Hot and cold holding
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Are you Capitan Taqueria & Deli? Fix it
Not critical (5)
Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
FACILITY IS OPERATING WITH AN EXPIRED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERMIT. [CA] PROVIDE PAYMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, 48 HR NOTICE PROVIDED.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
FOUND THE PAPER TOWELS OUTSIDE THE WALL DISPENSER. [CA] PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS INSIDE THE WALL DISPENSER.
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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Are you Capitan Taqueria & Deli? Fix it
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
FOUND MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE WHITE PLASTIC FLAP IN THE ICE MACHINE. [CA] CLEAN THIS PART MORE OFTEN.
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 Capitan Taqueria & Deli? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
FOUND A BOX WITH SILICONE AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION ITEMS AND A BLANKET STORED ON A SHELF ABOVE FOOD ITEMS IN THE BACK. [CA] STORE PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS. COS
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 Capitan Taqueria & Deli? Fix it
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
REPEAT VIOLATION THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE AND THE FOOD HANDLER'S CARDS ARE EXPIRED. [CA] PROVIDE CURRENT FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE AND FOOD HANDLER'S CARD WITHIN 2 WEEKS.
EarlierJan 15, 2025Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
FOUND AN EXPIRED FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGERS. [CA] PROVIDE A CURRENT FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGERS.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
FOUND A PURSE AND KEYS STORED ON FOOD PREPARATION SURFACES. [CA] STORE PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
FOUND A SLOW DRAINING HAND WASH SINK. [CA] ENSURE THAT THE WATER DRAINS APPROPRIATELY.
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 Capitan Taqueria & Deli, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Let Capitan Taqueria & Deli know
Ask for the manager. Capitan Taqueria & Deli can only fix what it knows about.
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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
- Follow-up inspection
- Result
- 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.