At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
80/ 100 · 20 points taken off
8 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jul 22, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Sancho's Taqueria 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 Sancho's Taqueria?
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
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Next: Dish sink or dish machine not set up rightThe county found: “Lack of chlorine test strips for dishwasher. [CA] Provide test strips and test at 50 ppm chlorine for the dishwasher,…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 4-603.16, 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 · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestJul 22, 2025Routine inspection80 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 80 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 22, 2025.
8 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (8)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Lack of chlorine test strips for dishwasher. [CA] Provide test strips and test at 50 ppm chlorine for the dishwasher, 100 ppm for manual ware washing.
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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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Food handler card and food managers certificate is not available on site for review. [CA] Keep card/certificate on site for review. Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Chlorine measured between 0 to 25 ppm at dishwasher. Bottle of sanitizer for dishwasher found almost empy. [CA] Maintain a minimum of 50 ppm chlorine. [COS] A new bottle was replaced, unit was primed and measured at 50 ppm chlorine.
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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No menu note about raw or undercooked food
The department's words
K19 Consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods
Ceviche is on the menu and the menu does not have a consumer advisory statement. [CA] Provide a consumer advisory statement on the paper menu or post statement in public view at facility (including online). Provide a written statement that identifies the animal-derivedfoods by an asterisk that denotes a footnote that includes either of the following disclosure statements: ' Consuming raw or undercooked seafood and shellfish, increase your risk of foodborne illness.'
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 a mop hanging on side of fence. [CA] Hang mops inside at the janitorial sink on a mop hanger.
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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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
The drain at 3 compartment sink is leaking when the sink is filling up with water. [CA] Repair the sink so it does not leak.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Are you Sancho's Taqueria? Fix it
Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
Permit not posted. [CA] Post current permit in public view.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Observed food trays inside the hand sink next to the dishwasher. [CA] Keep hand sink accessible at all times. [COS]
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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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.
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- 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
- 80 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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