At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jan 15, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Taqueria Lorena 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 Taqueria Lorena?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Hot food below 135°F K07How 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 Taqueria Lorena's team
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Equipment in poor repairThe county found: “3 door under counter cooler at back cookline observed to have fraying gasket for middle door. [CA] Repair gasket and…”
Then the next one: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112.
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Fix and log it: Hot food below 135°F
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (15 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJan 15, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jan 15, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
3 door under counter cooler at back cookline observed to have fraying gasket for middle door. [CA] Repair gasket and maintain in good repair.
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Floors and walls in basement area observed to have cracks and holes. [CA] Repair walls and floors.
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
Are you Taqueria Lorena? Fix it
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
1 door prep cooler at front area measured to have: -Cheese at 45F -Cut tomatoes at 44F -Sour cream at 44F. Items in reach in portion of cooler measured to be 41F and below. All out of temperature PHFs were observed in prep cooler reach in portion. Per manager, all foods are kept below and placed on top when needed and foods on top have not been there longer than 2 hours due to lunch rush. [CA] Maintain PHFs at 41F and below for cold holding. [COS] Ice bath was added to prep unit cold holding insert. Per operator technician was already called to repair cooler.
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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Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Flies observed in back 3-comp sink area. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
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
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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EarlierJan 21, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierOct 29, 2024Routine inspection85 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 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
Measured internal temperature of horchata to be 60F. PIC stated horchata had been made 3 to 4 hours prior. Per PIC, horchata contains evaporated milk, which needs to be refrigerated after opening, per packaging. [CA] Keep potentially hazardous foods at 41F and below or 135F and above. [COS] Ice was immediately added to the horchata.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (3)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed accumulation of food/grease debris on floor under 3-compartment sink. [CA] Keep floors clean.
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 mop was stored with head inside bucket. [CA] When not in use, mop must be stored so that it can air-dry easily to reduce bacteria growth.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
The manager's food safety certificate and food handler cards were expired. [CA] Obtain valid food safety certificate and food handler cards. *REPEAT VIOLATION* previously noted on 10/17/23, 6/6/23, 1/17/23. See notes below.
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 Taqueria Lorena, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies 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
- 90 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.