At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jul 20, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Imperio Liquors & 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 Imperio Liquors & Taqueria?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How to fixFix it
- No person in charge on duty K01How 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: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repairThe county found: “FOUND AN OPEN BAG OF COOKIES STORED NEXT TO FOOD RELATED ITEMS IN THE KITCHEN. [CA] KEEP PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE AND…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 6-301.11, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 2-301.15.
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (28 → 5). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJul 20, 2026Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 95 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 20, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
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 AN OPEN BAG OF COOKIES STORED NEXT TO FOOD RELATED ITEMS IN THE KITCHEN. [CA] KEEP PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS.
Food Code 6-101.11
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Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
THIRD TIME VIOLATION MISSING THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGERS. [CA] PROVIDE THE FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGERS WITHIN 10 DAYS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS VIOLATION MAY RESULT IN OFFICE HEARING OR FURTHER LEGAL ACTION.
EarlierOct 14, 2025Routine inspection72 out of 100 (Green placard)
9 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Employee is ware washing with soap and water only, no sanitizer. [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. [SA] Specialist instructed employee on how to properly ware wash.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (8)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Water temperature is 115F at 2 comp sink. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at handwash sinks.
Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
Health permit is expired. --48 HOUR NOTICE— Our records indicate this facility is operating without a valid permit and has a delinquent account. Your balance due is $ 1, 580. Payment must be made immediately to DEH at the address at the top of this report or via our website at www.Ehinfo.org. A facility that submits payment of the outstanding balance within 48 hours (2 business days) of this notice will be issued and mailed an operating permit by this department. Failure to comply within 48 hours will result in facility closure and additional enforcement, including but not limited to reinspection(s) and additional cost recovery fees. A facility found to be in continued operation without a permit may incur a penalty of three (3) times the operating permit fee, and fee(s) for re-inspection(s) charged at the current hourly rate approved by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Penalties and fees incurred due to enforcement activities must be paid in full prior to the issuance of an operating permit.
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Toilet paper dispenser is broken. [CA] Repair toilet paper dispenser.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Chlorine test paper is not available. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Clean knife is stored in between prep table and prep table lid. [CA] Store knife in an approved location such as a magnetic knife holder to prevent contamination.
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Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Cooked beef at 122F is cooling with container lid on. Per cook, meat was made less than 30 minutes before inspection. [CA] When cooling PHF's, food may be left uncovered or loosely covered to allow rapid cooling. [CO] Lid was removed.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Paper towel dispenser is empty at the restroom hand sink. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Food safety certificates are expired. CA] Someone from the facility must take a food safety certificate class within two months and keep copy of the certificate on file. Food Safety Manager certificate class may be taken on the following websites: 1. Premier Food Safety: https://www.premierfoodsafety.com/food-manager-certification/california\ 2. Learn 2 Serve: https://www.360training.com/learn2serve/food-safety-manager/California 3. Serve Safe Manager: https://www.servsafe.com/ServSafe-Manager
EarlierJan 3, 2025Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Food safety manager certificate expired. [CA] Provide food safety manager certificate.
Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
--48 HOUR NOTICE— Our records indicate this facility is operating without a valid permit and has a delinquent account. Your balance due is $ 1,975.00. Payment must be made immediately to DEH at the address at the top of this report or via our website at www.Ehinfo.org. A facility that submits payment of the outstanding balance within 48 hours (2 business days) of this notice will be issued and mailed an operating permit by this department. Failure to comply within 48 hours will result in facility closure and additional enforcement, including but not limited to reinspection(s) and additional cost recovery fees. A facility found to be in continued operation without a permit may incur a penalty of three (3) times the operating permit fee, and fee(s) for re-inspection(s) charged at the current hourly rate approved by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Penalties and fees incurred due to enforcement activities must be paid in full prior to the issuance of an operating permit. Talked to [name] (owner) on the phone. Per [name], did not receive the invoice but will pay online by tomorrow. [name] requests to change mailing address on record.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Broken floor tiles near cookline. Observed debris built up in broken floor tiles. [CA] The floor surfaces shall be smooth, of durable construction, and of nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Debris built up on fan guard for 1 door reach-in fridge at the back. [CA] Clean and maintain equipment.
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)
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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
- 95 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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