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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
77/ 100 · 23 points taken off
10 problems found · Routine county inspection · Aug 27, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Mi Rancherita Taqueria Bakery got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Mi Rancherita Taqueria Bakery?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Cooked food not cooled in time K09How to fixFix it
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Hood filters need cleaning K38How 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: Cooked food not cooled in timeThe county found: “Observed beans cooling in 5 gallon buckets. [Corrective Action] Cool foods in shallow pans no higher than 4 inches.”
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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).
Every visit
LatestAug 27, 2026Routine inspection77 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 77 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 27, 2026.
10 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (10)
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Observed beans cooling in 5 gallon buckets. [Corrective Action] Cool foods in shallow pans no higher than 4 inches.
Food Code 3-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If you miss a stage
- Missed stage 1 (not 70°F by 2 hours): reheat to 165°F and start over, or throw it out.
- Missed stage 2 (not 41°F by 6 hours): throw it out.
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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
1. Facility lack manager Food Safety Certificate. [Corrective Action] 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.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
The hood above the skillet and deep fryer is the old design and does not have minimum 6 inches overhang above skillet and deep. [Corrective Action] Ensure cooking equipments have at least 6 inches of hood overhang.
Food Code 6-501.14
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In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Diverter knob on the faucet at the 3 compartment sink is broken and only the spray nozzle works. [Corrective Action] Repair or replace the diverter knob.
Food Code 5-205.15
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In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
1. Grease and grime accumulation on the knobs at the sinks in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean. 2. Grime accumulation on the shelvings in the walk-in cooler. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean. 3. Grime accumulation on the door handles of refrigeration units. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
Food Code 4-602.13
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In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Bug screen at back door near restroom is damaged. [Corrective Action] Replace bug screen.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
1. Cardboard lining shelving in the walk-in cooler. [Corrective Action] Use materials that is durable, smooth and cleanable to line the shelvings. 2. Metal inserts stacked at the clean utensil storage area was observed with water stuck inside. [Corrective Action] Ensure equipments are properly air dried before stacking.
Food Code 4-901.11
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In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Wooden shelving observed next to the cooking equipment. [Corrective Action] Use NSF/ANSI approved equipments that are durable, smooth and easily cleanable.
Food Code 4-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Old food accumulation on debris on the floor under shelving and equipments throughout kitchen. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean. 2. Oil accumulation on the walls in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean. 3. Dough accumulation on the wall at the dough prep table. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean. 4. Old food splatter on the wall at the steam table, kitchen handwash sink, and the interior walls in the walk-in cooler. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean. 5. Old food debris and dried blood on the floor in the walk-in freezer. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
Food Code 6-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Flies observed in the facility. [Corrective Action] Eliminate flies using safe methods.
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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EarlierAug 20, 2025Routine inspection79 out of 100 (Green placard)
7 violations 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
Raw shell eggs, potatoes, and cheese in the 2 door prep cooler were measured at 61 degrees Fahrenheit. Per operator, the items were in the cooler no longer than 2 hours. [Corrective Action] Ensure Potentially Hazardous Foods are maintained at or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit. [Suitable Alternative] Raw shell eggs, cheese and potatoes were re-located into the walk-in cooler.
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Not critical (6)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Facility lack manager's Food Safety Certificate. [Corrective Action] Obtain manager's Food Safety Certificate.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
1. Heavy grime on the handle of the microwave. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean. 2. Grime on hinge of the hood of the 2 door prep cooler. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean. 3. Heavy grime on the door handle of the walk-in freezer. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
1. Lack of filters in the exhaust hood at the deep fryer. [Corrective Action] Install deep fryer. 2. The exhaust hood at the deep fryer is an old design and only half of the deep fryer is under the hood. [Corrective Action] Cooking equipment shall be fully under the hood with 6 inches overhang.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Heavy grime on the floor located at the following areas: walk-in cooler, walk-in freezer, water heater, beverage dispenser, cookline, and the tortilla prep table. [Corrective Action] Throughly clean and maintain clean. 2. The ceiling panels in the kitchen were observed brown due to deep fryer outside of exhaust hood. [Corrective Action] Maintain ceilings clean.
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Toilet paper observed not stored in the toilet paper dispenser. [Corrective Action] Ensure toilet paper is dispensed from the toilet paper dispenser.
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Potentially Hazardous Foods in the 2 door prep cooler were measured at 61 degrees Fahrenheit. [Corrective Action] Ensure refrigeration is able to maintain properly cold holding temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below.
EarlierJan 15, 2025Routine inspection81 out of 100 (Green placard)
8 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (8)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Multiple items in the 2 door prep cooler were measured at 49 degrees Fahrenheit. [Corrective Action] Maintain Potentially Hazardous Foods at or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
The department's words
K26 Approved thawing methods used; frozen food
Buckets of marinated meat observed thawing at room temperature. [Corrective Action] 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.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Rubber seals on the doors of the 2 door prep cooler observed in disrepair. [Corrective Action] Replace the rubber seals.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
1. Excessive grime accumulation on the floor at the following areas: under the hot water heater, under the horchata dispenser, under the meat slicer, under the 2 door prep cooler, in the walk-in cooler and in the walk-in freezer. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean the floors and maintain clean. 2. Wall observed deteriorated at the drying rack. [Corrective Action] Repair the wall. 3. Walls in multiple areas of the kitchen observed with food splatter. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
1. Grime accumulation on the knobs of the handwash sink in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean. 2. Heavy grime accumulation on the shelvings in the walk-in cooler. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.
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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Lack of Food Safety Certificate. [Corrective Action] 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.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Exhaust hood filters above the deep fryer and the flat top grill observed missing. [Corrective Action] Install the filters.
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Fruit flies were observed in the kitchen area and mainly in the dry storage area. [Corrective Action] A food facility shall be free of pest.
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Cooked food not cooled in time Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Pests seen inside: flies Read the free guide
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- Routine inspection
- Result
- 77 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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