At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jul 30, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Portuguese Tasty Desserts 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 Portuguese Tasty Desserts?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right K34How 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: Dish sink or dish machine not set up rightThe county found: “Observed dirty dishes stored directly on the drainboard of to the sanitizing compartment, or side for clean dishes.…”
First step: Set up
Then the next one: Pests seen inside: fruit flies
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 3-302.11.
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Fix and log it: Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
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0 of 3 done
Set up
From Food Code 4-301.12
Logged
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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 (12 → 5). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJul 30, 2026Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 95 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 30, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Observed dirty dishes stored directly on the drainboard of to the sanitizing compartment, or side for clean dishes. [CA] Store contaminated dishes in designated wash compartment of the 3-compartment sink. The sanitizing compartment and drainboard of the 3-compartment sink shall be maintained in clean and sanitary condition.
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
Washing, step by step
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The three-compartment sink, step by step
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Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed a couple of live flies in the food preparation area. No active contamination of food or equipment observed at time of inspection. [CA] The premises of a food facility shall be maintained free of vermin and non-disease carrying insects, fruit flies, ants, weevils, and gnats.
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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EarlierAug 14, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierAug 13, 2025Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Red placard)
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
1. Observed Vermin: Documented in the following areas: - 15+ live cockroaches of differing life stages around the sticky traps underneath the 3-compartment sink - 1 live adult cockroach crawling underneath the 3-compartment sink - 25+ dead cockroaches of differing life stages (mostly nymphs) in the sticky traps underneath the 3-compartment sink - 2 dead adult cockroaches in the sanitizing compartment of the 3-compartment sink (Per PIC, cockroaches were found on the drainboard of the 3-compartment sink and moved to the sanitizing compartment). - 2 dead adult cockroaches and 4 dead nymphs in the sticky traps underneath the oven - Per PIC, all sticky traps were set out 3 days ago. 2. Photographs: Taken for documentation purposes. 3. Supervisor Notified: [name]. 4. Notification: The person in charge during inspection, [name], has been informed that the facility must close immediately. [CA]: The premises of each food facility must be maintained free of vermin. A facility cannot operate if there is a vermin infestation that leads to contamination of food contact surfaces, packaging, utensils, food equipment, or adulteration of food. The facility is required to cease operations immediately and must remain closed until all corrective actions on the provided checklist are completed. Requirements Before Reopening: 1. Email the signed and completed Reopening Checklist to the assigned inspector. 2. Submit a copy of the pest control report from a licensed provider.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Observed gaps in the back door leading to the outside. [CA] Seal all gaps. Facility shall be fully enclosed to prevent pest entrance and harborage.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed bulk flour bags opened and uncovered in the storage area. [CA] After opening, bulk ingredients shall be transferred to approved containers with tight fitting lids.
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- 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
- 95 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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