At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Mar 2, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. La Superior Paleteria 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 Superior Paleteria?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer K40How to fixFix it
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies K23How 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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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Wiping cloths left out of sanitizerThe county found: “Measured chlorine concentration at 200ppm in sani bucket at cooks line. [CA] Maintain chlorine concentration at 100ppm.”
First step: Keep the bucket strong
Then the next one: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 7-201.11.
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Fix and log it: Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
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Keep the bucket strong
From Food Code 3-304.14
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (10 → 7). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMar 2, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 93 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 2, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Measured chlorine concentration at 200ppm in sani bucket at cooks line. [CA] Maintain chlorine concentration at 100ppm.
Food Code 3-304.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Keep the bucket strong
- Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
- Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
- Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.
From Food Code 3-304.14
Keep cloths apart
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Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets
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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
1. Found scoops with handle in direct contact with food items in bulk bin and ice machine. [CA] Store scoop handle in such a way that the handle does not come in direct contact with food to prevent contamination. 2. Found container without handles used to dispense bulk good in the small storage room. [CA] Provide scoops with handles to dispense bulk goods.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you La Superior Paleteria? Fix it
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Found several fruit flies near the juice dispenser and ice cream service area. [CA] Each food facility shall be free of pest such as flies. Provide approved pest control services.
Food Code 6-501.111
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What to do
- Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
- Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
- Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.
From Food Code 6-501.112
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Are you La Superior Paleteria? Fix it
EarlierJun 3, 2025Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured container of chorizo holding between 43F - 44F in 3 door upright for less than 4 hours. [CA] Maintain all PHFs cold held at or below 41F.
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 5 fly device throughout food facility in prep/storage area. Fly device unable to retain insect within device. [CA] Insect control devices that are used to electrocute or stun flying insects shall be designed to retain the insect within the device and be installed away from the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces and linens.
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Found flies throughout food facility especially near front prep station and back prep station. [CA] Each food facility shall be free of pest such as flies. Continue to provide approved pest control services.
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
1. Measured chlorine concentration in sani bucket greater than 100ppm at cooks line. [CA] Maintain chlorine concentration at 100ppm. 2. Found chlorine sani bucket stored next to food items on shelf at cooks line. [CA] Store chemicals separate and away from the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces and linens.
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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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies 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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