At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
85/ 100 · 15 points taken off
4 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Nov 4, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Ranchito Mexican/Salvadorian 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 Ranchito Mexican/Salvadorian Food?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How 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: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Observed potentially hazardous food that measured in the temperature danger zone located on a food prep surface…”
First step: If food is out of range
Then the next one: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Fix and log it: Hot food below 135°F
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If food is out of range
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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).
Every visit
LatestNov 4, 2025Routine inspection85 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 85 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Nov 4, 2025.
4 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
Observed potentially hazardous food that measured in the temperature danger zone located on a food prep surface (cheese filling 66F) and in the counter top salsa bar (salsa 66F). [CA] Ensure PHFs are properly cold held at 41F or below OR hot held at 135F or above. Repair, adjust or replace units if necessary. Also, minimize the amount of time PHFs are out for preparation. Return to refrigeration if not actively preparing the food. [COS] PIC had staff put the cheese filling into the walk-in cooler. PIC had staff replace all the salsa and will use time control until the unit can be repaired.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Not critical (3)
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Lack of sneeze guard for countertop salsa bar cooler. [CA] Food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging, counter, service line, or sneeze guards that intercept a direct line between the consumer's mouth and the food being displayed, containers with tight-fitting securely attached lids, display cases, mechanical dispensers, or other effective means.
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed a double burner crepe maker. PIC stated it's for personal use and will remove it. [CA] Ensure any new equipment is approved by the Department prior to installation/use.
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
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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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
One handwash sink had an empty container and an apron in the basin. [CA] Keep handwash stations clear and easily accessible at all times.
Food Code 5-205.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
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Handwashing
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EarlierNov 19, 2024Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed one table top deep fryer that was added to the facility. The fryer is located under the hood. [CA] Submit single piece of equipment application to Plan Check by 12/1/24 or remove the deep fryer from the facility.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Observed potentially hazardous food that measured in the temperature danger zone located in the food prep cold hold (sliced tomatoes 49F and diced tomato salsa 44F). Per staff, the PHFs were recently prepped and put into the unit about one hour prior. [CA] Ensure PHFs are properly cold held at 41F or below OR hot held at 135F or above. Cool PHFs back down to 41F or below PRIOR to putting into food prep cold hold unit.
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.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Hand sink not ready to use 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
- 85 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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