At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Aug 11, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Cardenas #203 - Bakery 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 Cardenas #203 - Bakery?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies K23How to fixFix it
- Hood filters need cleaning K38How 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: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “Lack of liquid hand cleanser in mens restroom. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Pests seen inside: fruit flies
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 3-501.19, Food Code 6-301.11.
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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 · 5 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 3 times in the last 12 months (2 routine, 1 follow-up).
Fewer points taken off than last time (11 → 8). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestAug 11, 2026Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 92 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 11, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lack of liquid hand cleanser in mens restroom. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times.
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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Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Live gnats found throughout preparation area. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
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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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Walls around large oven appear to be yellowing from inadequate ventilation. [CA] Provide approved exhaust hood ventilation over all cooking equipment as required to effectively remove cooking odors, smoke, steam, grease, heat, and vapors.
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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EarlierJan 21, 2026Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Red placard)
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Maximum water temperature in facility measured at 65F.[CA] An approved, adequate, protected, pressurized, potable supply of hot water and cold water shall be provided.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lack of single use paper towels at hand wash sink [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels. Hand wash sink obstructed by stored pitcher. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times.
EarlierJan 21, 2026Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
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.
EarlierJul 9, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
Lack of thermometers in refrigerator units. [CA] A thermometer +/- 2°F shall be provided and correctly located in each hot and cold holding unit containing potentially hazardous foods.
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Several drain flies found in kitchen near handwash sink. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Gelatin/dairy held in walk-in refrigerator measured >41F,<135F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. PHF moved to 2nd walk-in refrigerator
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Ambient temperature of walk-in refrigerator measured at 50F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below.
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
EarlierOct 18, 2024Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Several live drain flies found in food preparation area. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Toilet paper held outside of installed dispenser. [CA] Toilet tissue shall be provided in a permanently installed dispenser at each toilet.
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 Cardenas #203 - Bakery, you can:
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- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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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
- 92 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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