At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · May 22, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. La Plaza Market Taqueria got about the same as most.
Compared with 534 Santa Clara County markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about La Plaza Market 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
- Hood filters need cleaning K38How to fixFix it
- Hands not washed when needed K05How 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: “Raw whole chickens are thawed in the three-compartment sink [CA] Use the food-prep sink for thawing food- Corrected”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 2-301.14, Food Code 2-301.15.
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From Food Code 3-302.11
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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 (16 → 7). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMay 22, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 93 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 22, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Raw whole chickens are thawed in the three-compartment sink [CA] Use the food-prep sink for thawing food- Corrected
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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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Hood filters show heavy grease buildup [CA] Clean the hood filters
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Are you La Plaza Market Taqueria? Fix it
The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Employee washed hands with soap and cold water for 5 seconds [CA] All food employees shall thoroughly wash their hands and that portion of their arms exposed to direct food contact with soap and vigorously rub hands together to lather up for at least 10 to 15 seconds. They shall rinse hands with warm water followed by drying with paper towels. Employees shall pay attention to the areas underneath the fingernails and between the fingers when washing hands. – Corrected
Food Code 2-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
When to wash
- Before you start food work and before you put on gloves
- After the restroom (wash twice; see below)
- After touching your face, hair, nose or body
From Food Code 2-301.14
How to wash
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Handwashing
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Are you La Plaza Market Taqueria? Fix it
EarlierJan 27, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
1 violation 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
Observed a cutting board and knife were stored on the handwash sink, obstructing it from use. [CA] Keep the handwash sink unobstructed and easily accessible at all times. Handwash facilities must be available to make handwashing not only possible, but likely. [COS] The cutting board and knife were removed.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
EarlierJan 21, 2025Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Yellow placard)
2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
In the cold prep inserts: measured internal temperature of sliced tomatoes and pico de gallo to be 44-45F. Employee stated foods had been held since 6:00am today (more than 4 hours prior). [CA] Keep potentially hazardous foods at 41F and below or 135F and above. [COS] Foods were voluntarily discarded. See VC&D form.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Observed the only handwash sink's paper towel dispenser was empty. [CA] Keep the paper towel dispenser stocked at all times. [COS] The paper towel dispenser was refilled.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes 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
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- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- Hands not washed when needed 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
- 93 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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