At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
100/ 100 · 0 points taken off
No problems found · Routine county inspection · Apr 30, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. La Plaza Market - Taqueria got fewer than most.
Compared with 534 Santa Clara County markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Every visit
LatestApr 30, 2026Routine inspection100 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 100 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 30, 2026.
No violations listed in the data.
EarlierNov 18, 2025Routine inspection100 out of 100 (Green placard)
No violations listed in the data.
EarlierOct 30, 2024Routine inspection82 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 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
After its use to slice a torta, employee washed a knife with water only and put away for storage. [CA] Manual warewashing shall be accomplished by using a three-compartment sink where the utensils are first precleaned, washed with hot soapy water, rinsed with hot water, sanitized with an approved method, and air dried. Use 1 TBS of bleach (5.25%) per 1 gal. of water for chlorine solution (100 PPM). Use 1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%) per 2 gal. of water for quaternary ammonium (200 PPM). [COS] Employee properly sanitized knife.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (4)
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
The hood above the cook line is missing a filter. [CA] Filters shall be fitted in the mechanical exhaust ventilation over cooking equipment, provide spacer or correct sized filters.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
The three compartment sink lacks rubber stoppers. [CA] Plugs/stoppers shall be available to fill up the warewashing sink.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Food safety certificate is not available. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured PHF's within the 3 door open top preparation fridge at 45 F to 48 F (see measured observations). [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Lids to the units closed and overfilled containers reduced to fill lines. Ambient temperature remeasured at 40 F.
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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
- 100 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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