At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
88/ 100 · 12 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Oct 3, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Hacienda Mexican Kitchen 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 Hacienda Mexican Kitchen?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right K34How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How 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
For Hacienda Mexican Kitchen's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: No person in charge on dutyThe county found: “Multiple expired food handler certificates. [CA] Food handlers shall maintain a valid food handler certificate.…”
Then the next one: Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12.
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Fix and log it: Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
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Set up
From Food Code 4-301.12
Logged
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestOct 3, 2025Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 88 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Oct 3, 2025.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Multiple expired food handler certificates. [CA] Food handlers shall maintain a valid food handler certificate. Ensure food safety manager certificates and food handler certificates are readily available for review at all times.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Facility is lacking chlorine sanitizer test strips. [CA] Test strips shall be provided to adequately measure the chlorine sanitizer concentration used during manual 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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Worn gaskets observed on 2 door preparation cooler. [CA] Replace gaskets and maintain in good condition.
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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The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
In the 3 door preparation cooler insert, raw shell eggs measured 38-45F. Insert was overfilled. Owner stated eggs that were stored in prep cooler 2 hours prior. [CA] Potentially hazardous foods shall be held cold at 41°F or below. [SA] Top portion of eggs were relocated to the 2 door preparation cooler.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Front doors observed propped open. [CA] Doors shall remain closed at all times to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.
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 Hacienda Mexican Kitchen? Fix it
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 Hacienda Mexican Kitchen, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- 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
- 88 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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