At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jan 8, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Pupusa Tacos Mix Salvadorian Mexican Food 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 Pupusa Tacos Mix Salvadorian Mexican Food?
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
- Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How 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: Dish sink or dish machine not set up rightThe county found: “Lacking chlorine test strips to test concentration of sanitizer. [CA] Provide chlorine test strips.”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 7-201.11, Food Code 6-501.111, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Set up
From Food Code 4-301.12
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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 (20 → 7). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJan 8, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 93 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jan 8, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Lacking chlorine test strips to test concentration of sanitizer. [CA] Provide chlorine test strips.
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 department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured a bag of rice holding at 46F in 2 door cold top for less than 4 hours. Observed rice not stored in cold inserts. [CA] Maintain all cold PHFs held at or below 41F.
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If food is out of range
- Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
- Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
- Unknown time or longer: throw it out.
Which foods need temperature control (TCS)
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Hot and cold holding
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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
Lacking mop rack at mop sink. Observed several mopping equipment stored directly in mop sink. [CA] Install mop rack. After use, mops shall be placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
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
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EarlierJun 10, 2025Routine inspection80 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 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
Major: 1. Measured the following PHFs holding between 58F - 63F sitting on hot insert (not on) for less than 4 hours: cheese with beans, cheese and beans. 2. Measured a bag of rice (yellow) holding at 52F in 2 door cold top for less than 4 hours. [CA] Maintain all cold PHFs held at or below 41F or hot held at or above 135F. [COS] Operator directed to relocate PHFs to another refrigeration unit. Minor: 1. Measured bag of rice (orange) holding at 45F in 2 door cold top. 2. Measured a container of cheese holding at 49F on hot insert (not on) near cooks line. Per operator, PHFs placed there for less than 4 hours. [CA] Maintain all cold PHFs held at or below 41F.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (5)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1. Found one house hold 1 door reach in (Magic Chef) refrigeration unit near cash register. [CA] New and/or replacement food equipment shall be certified or classified for sanitation by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certification program (e.g. NSF, UL EPH, UL Sanitation, CSA Sanitation, or ETL Sanitation). [COS] Operator directed to discontinue using household refrigeration unit. 2. Found crates used to elevate food items off the floor in back prep area and middle prep area. [CA] Discontinue using crates, use approved shelving.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Found bowls and cups without handles used to dispense bulk goods in food containers thoughout food facility. [CA] Provide scoops with handles to dispense bulk foods.
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Measured chlorine concentration greater than 100ppm at sani bucket above 2 door reach in at cooks line. [CA] Maintain chlorine concentration at 100ppm.
The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
1. Found food being prepped around/near/on warewash sink such as pasole and cheese. Observed soiled equipment in warewash sink. Observed no active cross contamination. [CA] All food prep shall occur at 1-compartment sink and/or prep table. [COS] Operator directed to relocate all food items. 2. Found an employee slicing vegetables on a cutting board that is placed over a trash bin. [CA] All prepping shall occur on prep table. Discontinue placing equipment over items such as trash bin. [COS] Operator directed to relocate to above 2 door reach in freezer counter.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Found paper towel stored outside mounted dispenser at both hand wash station in prep area. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers.
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
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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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