At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jun 23, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Taco Bell #40409 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 Taco Bell #40409?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Permits available K49How to fixFix it
- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How to fixFix it
- Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right K22How 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
For Taco Bell #40409's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Permits availableThe county found: “Per permit condition listed, facility may not use the remote storage room unless a permit to use it is obtained from…”
Then the next one: No hot or cold water at a sink
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112.
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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
LatestJun 23, 2026Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 92 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 23, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
Per permit condition listed, facility may not use the remote storage room unless a permit to use it is obtained from the department. Facility has been using a remote storage room. [CA] Facility has 24 hours to submit a facility evaluation application for the storage room. Penalties may be assessed due to use without permit. Failure to comply may result in enforcement action.
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Warm water at handwash measured 128F. [CA] Handwashing facilities equipped with a mixing valve that is not readily adjustable at the faucet, shall provide warm water at least 100°F, but not greater than 108°F.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Are you Taco Bell #40409? Fix it
Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
Observed drain lines extending directly into the floor sink behind rethermalizer. [CA] Provide a minimum one inch air gap between the bottom of the drain pipe and the rim of the floor sink.
EarlierJan 22, 2025Routine 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 leak in line in the back of the store, per PIC, it was the soda dispensing line. [CA] Repair/replace line.
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed what appeared to be old rodent droppings under shelf of soda dispenser. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of old droppings.
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
As a customer of Taco Bell #40409, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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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
- 92 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
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