At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · Oct 8, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Tacos Al Pastor 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 Tacos Al Pastor?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How 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.
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Next: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashedThe county found: “Observed containers with handles and cups being used as scoops. [CA] If the scoop is going to be kept in the food bin…”
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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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Fewer points taken off than last time (16 → 5). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestOct 8, 2025Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 95 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Oct 8, 2025.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Observed containers with handles and cups being used as scoops. [CA] If the scoop is going to be kept in the food bin then it must be a scoop with a handle and stored with the handle not touching the food inside. [COS] The cups and container were removed.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
The water reached 110 degrees F. [CA] The hot water must reach 120 degrees F minimum. [COS] After turning it higher the water reached 120 degrees F.
Food Code 5-103.11
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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 Tacos Al Pastor? Fix it
EarlierMay 30, 2025Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 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 the cheese at 50 degrees F in the prep refrigerator. [CA] The food in the prep unit must be kept at 41 degrees F maximum. The cheese was thrown away. The fish and taquitos and pico de gallo were first at around 47 degrees F and then rechecked at 44 and 43 degrees F. The cheese was thrown away by the owner since it was at 50 degrees F and was in there the longest according to the owner. According to the owner the refrgierator will be adjusted. Be sure all food is able to be held at 41 degrees F maximum and discontinue using it if unable to hold food at 41 degrees F. Replace the missing thermometer to make sure it is able to hold food at 41 degrees F maximum.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (4)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
There are no test strips in the facility. [CA] Provide test strips to monitor that the concentration of sanitizer is at 100ppm chlorine for the towels. [COS] The owner showed me that she remembered where the test strips were at the end of the inspection.
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
There was not a thermometer in the prep unit. [CA] Be sure that every refrigerator has a thermometer. [COS] The owner placed a thermometer in the unit.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Observed wiping towels on kitchen table tops. [CA] They must be kept in sanitizer between each use. [COS] The sanitizer bucket was made together with the owner.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Light in the walk in refrigerator is very dim. [CA] Lighting must be brighter. [COS] The owner changed the light bulb at the end of the inspection and it is now less dim.
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.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- 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
- 95 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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