At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
1 problem found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jul 2, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant 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 La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant?
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: Hot food below 135°F K07How 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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Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Observed potentially hazardous food located in the food prep cold hold and in the drawer cooler that measured in the…”
First step: If food is out of range
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (9 → 8). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJul 2, 2026Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 92 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 2, 2026.
1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Observed potentially hazardous food located in the food prep cold hold and in the drawer cooler that measured in the temperature danger zone (see measured observations). Per PIC the items in the food prep unit were there since 9am and the PHFs in the drawer cooler were in the unit since 11am. [CA] Ensure PHFs are properly cold held at 41F or below OR hot held at 135F or above. Repair, adjust or replace units if necessary.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Are you La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant? Fix it
EarlierOct 29, 2025Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K26 Approved thawing methods used; frozen food
Observed pork thawing on a rolling rack. [CA] Frozen potentially hazardous food shall only be thawed in one of the following ways: 1) under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F or below, 2) completely submerged under potable running water for a period not to exceed two hours at a water temperature of 70°F or below, and with sufficient water velocity to agitate and flush off loose particles into the sink drain, 3) in a microwave oven if immediately followed by immediate preparation, 4) as part of a cooking process.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Observed soiled wiping cloth on cutting board. [CA] Wiping towels shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use (100 ppm - chlorine, 200 ppm - quaternary ammonium).
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed open bulk food in dry storage area. [CA] Store open bulk foods in approved NSF containers with tight fitting lids.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Observed potentially hazardous food that measured in the temperature danger zone located in the food prep cold hold (pico de gallo 46F). Per employee, the unit was just refilled with the pico de gallo about 20 minutes prior. [CA] Ensure PHFs are properly cold held at 41F or below OR hot held at 135F or above. Repair, adjust or replace unit if necessary. [COS] PIC put pico de gallo into walk-in cooler to rapidly cool.
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
- 92 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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