At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
86/ 100 · 14 points taken off
6 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jan 21, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. El Dorado 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 El Dorado Taqueria?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it
- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How 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: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat foodThe county found: “Found shell eggs stored above ready to eat food in 2 door upright at cooks link. [CA] All food shall be separated and…”
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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 (17 → 14). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJan 21, 2026Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 86 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jan 21, 2026.
6 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (6)
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Found shell eggs stored above ready to eat food in 2 door upright at cooks link. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from cross-contamination. Store all raw meat or other raw products of animal origin below ready-to-eat food items.
Food Code 3-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Top to bottom
- 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
- 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
- 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)
From Food Code 3-302.11
Keep raw meat types apart
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Found leaking drain line under hand wash station at cooks area. [CA] Repair leak.
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 El Dorado Taqueria? Fix it
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Measured hot water holding at 115F at warewash sink. [CA] Provide an adequate, pressurized, potable supply of hot water at a minimum of 120F for all sinks with the exception of hand wash sink to be held between 100F -108F.
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
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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
1. Found scoop handles in direct contact with food items in bulk bin. 2. Found tong handles in direct contact with food item in 2 door upright. [CA] Store scoop/tongs handle in such a way that the handle does not come in direct contact with food to prevent contamination. 3. Found several cloth linen used to cover containers of vegetables in 2 door upright and 3 door upright. [CA] Discontinue the use of cloth towels in direct with food, used approved, single use materials.
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
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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 employee bag stored on/around food related items in storage room. [CA] No person shall store clothing or personal effects in any area used for the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces.
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
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Found paper towel stored outside dispenser at hand wash station at cooks area. Found mounted paper towel dispenser out of battery. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers. [COS] Operator replaced battery, found paper towel dispenser in good repair.
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 El Dorado Taqueria? Fix it
EarlierJul 21, 2025Routine inspection83 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
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lacking single use paper towel at the ONLY hand wash station in prep area. [CA[ A handwashing facility shall not be used for purposes other than handwashing. [COS] Operator directed to restock.
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)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Found several expired food handlers card. [CA] Employees shall renew food handlers card.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured the following PHFs holding at 44F in 3 door upright for less than 4 hours: rice and shredded pork. [CA] Maintain all cold PHFs held at or below 41F.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Measured hot water holding at 109F at warewash sink. [CA] Provide an adequate, pressurized, potable supply of hot water at a minimum of 120F for all sinks with the exception of hand wash sink to be held between 100F - 108F.
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- 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
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
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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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