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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
85/ 100 · 15 points taken off
4 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 5, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Tacos El Compa 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 Tacos El Compa Taqueria?
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- Marked critical: Pests seen inside: roaches K23How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer K40How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Next: Pests seen inside: roachesThe county found: “Observed a dead cockroack in the bathroom on the floor and a dead cockroach in n the hallway. [CA] Food facility…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 3-302.11.
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From Food Code 6-501.112
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Every visit
LatestAug 5, 2026Routine inspection85 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 85 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 5, 2026.
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed a dead cockroack in the bathroom on the floor and a dead cockroach in n the hallway. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of cockroaches. Take effective measures to eliminate them from inside the facility. Protect food from possible contamination. Continue with the pest control service. The area was cleaned up by the employee.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 6-501.111
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What to do
- Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
- Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
- Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.
From Food Code 6-501.112
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Not critical (3)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
The food storage bins are not labeled. [CA] Label all of the bins with the contents.
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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Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
The wiping towels bucket was at about 0ppm sanitizer. [CA] The chlorine must be at 100ppm. [COS] The employee added chlorine to the towel bucket.
Food Code 3-304.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Keep the bucket strong
- Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
- Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
- Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.
From Food Code 3-304.14
Keep cloths apart
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Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets
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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
The employees in the kitchen do not have FSC. [CA] 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.
EarlierDec 31, 2025Routine inspection94 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed the whole meat in a container on the floor in the walk in. [CA] Keep the containers of meat on the shelves in the walk in. [COS] Corrected.
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Observed the measuring bowls kept in the bulk food bins. [CA] Only keep them inside the bins if the handle is not touching the food inside.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
The walls are deteriorated in several places. [CA] Repair the walls.
EarlierDec 17, 2024Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
There is not a FSC employee. [CA] At least one employee needs a FSC.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
The used towels are on table tops. [CA] They must be stored in sanitizer between each use.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed paint chipping off of deteriorated walls in several places. [CA] Repair/repaint the walls.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed lids and chaffing dishes in the restroom. [CA] Remove these items from the restroom. Do not store food or food contact items in the restroom.
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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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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