At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
78/ 100 · 22 points taken off
7 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Mar 27, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. El Catrin Bar 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 El Catrin Bar?
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: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: roaches K23How to fixFix it
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How 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.
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “The bar area handwash station lacks a paper towel dispenser and a liquid handsoap dispenser. [CA] Handwashing…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Pests seen inside: roaches
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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 4-603.16, Food Code 4-301.12.
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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 · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestMar 27, 2026Routine inspection78 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 78 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 27, 2026.
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
The bar area handwash station lacks a paper towel dispenser and a liquid handsoap dispenser. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped with handwashing cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in dispensers. [SA] Facility provided a roll of paper towels and squeeze bottle of soap.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Not critical (6)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
A dead cockroach was observed in the hinge of the left cabinet door across the three compartment sink. No other evidence of an infestation observed. Numerous monitoring traps were all empty. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches.
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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Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
The chlorine solution at the three compartment sink measured at 0 PPM. [CA] Manual sanitization shall be accomplished in the final sanitizing rinse by contacting a chlorine solution of 100 PPM concentration for at least 30 seconds or by contacting a quaternary ammonium solution of 200 PPM concentration for at least 60 seconds. [COS] Facility provided a new bottle of bleach and concentration measured at 100 ppm.
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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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility's testing materials were expired. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
Washing, step by step
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The three-compartment sink, step by step
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Facility is storing liquor bottles, mixers, and several dry ingredients outside the permitted facility at a makeshift bar and kitchenette. [CA] Food or food related equipment shall be stored in an approved fully enclosed food facility.
Food Code 3-305.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Where food may never be stored
- Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
- Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.
From Food Code 3-305.11
Top to bottom
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Plan review
The department's words
K48 Plan review
Facility has a banner posted marketing " El Patio Botanero" and has added the following items to the patio: 1. Facility has added an unpermitted outside bar with a small espresso machine and upright cooler. 2. Facility has added an unpermitted kitchenette in the back room next to the unpermitted bar. Kitchentte has tiled floor, sheet metal ceiling and metal walls. Kitchenette holds a propane tank fueled grill and flat grill, an ice machine, a one compartment sink directly plumbed, a floor sink, and a non ANSI cooler [CA] Cease use of the unpermitted areas immediately. A person proposing to build or remodel a food facility shall submit plans and specifications for review and shall receive plan approval prior to starting any new construction or remodeling. Contact DEH at [phone] or at www.ehinfo.org to obtain plan check requirements.
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1. Facility has two non ANSI chest freezers and a black non ANSI upright cooler. [CA] New and/or replacement food equipment shall be certified or classified for sanitation by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certification program (e.g. NSF, UL EPH, UL Sanitation, CSA Sanitation, or ETL Sanitation). 2. Facility has cold plates in the basins of the sink that was being used as an ice bin with ice meant for consumption. Soda lines were in contact with ice. [CA] Ensure that soda lines and cold plate lines are not in contact with ice meant for consumption. Discussed with staff using a secondary container to prevent direct contamination of ice.
Food Code 4-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Are you El Catrin Bar? Fix it
EarlierDec 12, 2024Routine 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
MISSING THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGERS. [CA] PROVIDE THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
FOUND MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE IN THE ICE BOX IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA AND THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BACK ROOM. [CA] CLEAN THESE ITEMS MORE OFTEN.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
FOUND A CO2 TANK NOT FASTENED TO A RIGID STRUCTURE. [CA] FASTEN THE CO2 TANK TO A RIGID STRUCTURE.
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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- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: roaches Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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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
- 78 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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