At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
91/ 100 · 9 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Mar 30, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Senor Taco Taqueria 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 Senor Taco Taqueria?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Hood filters need cleaning K38How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How 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: “The front refrigerator prep unit was holding food at about 45 degrees F. [CA] All PHF must be held at 41 degrees F…”
First step: If food is out of range
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 3-302.11.
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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
LatestMar 30, 2026Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 91 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 30, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
The front refrigerator prep unit was holding food at about 45 degrees F. [CA] All PHF must be held at 41 degrees F maximum. [COS] The owner placed the food into the walk in added freon to the unit and it was able to hold food less than 41 degrees by the end of the inspection.
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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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
The lighting in the prep area is dim in some areas with light bulbs that are out. [CA] Replace the light bulbs that are out.
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed raw meat stored above mixes and sauces. [CA] Store all raw meat, seafood, and poultry below all other foods. [COS] The raw meats were moved and stored below all other foods.
Food Code 3-305.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Where food may never be stored
- Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
- Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.
From Food Code 3-305.11
Top to bottom
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
The dish washing machine is reading 0ppm chlorine. [CA] The chlorine must be at 50 ppm chlorine at the machine. In the meantime sanitize the dishes in the 3comp dish washing sink with 100ppm chlorine as explained.
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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EarlierSep 16, 2025Routine inspection94 out of 100 (Green placard)
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
The warewashing machine was not giving chlorine on the first few times checked.[CA] It must be checked with the test strips to be sure it is sanitizing before running dishes through it. [CA] Gave proper chemical chlorine sanitizer at 50ppm after a couple of runs. The towel bucket sanitizer is quat and the employees were trying to use chlorine test strips for the quat. [CA] Check the towel bucket sanitizer concentration each time it is made and be sure the correct test strips are being used. [CA] The owner brought out the correct test strips afterwards.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed bags of detergent stored above drink ingredients. [CA] Store the soap below all other items and in a separate area with all other cleaning chemicals. [COS] The owner moved the bags of soap below all other foods.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
The lighting in the walk in refrigerator and the storage room are both very dim. [CA] Adjust the lighting so that the entire room is able to be seen without a flash light.
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.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right 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
- 91 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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