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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
3problems found
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jan 27, 2026
Is that a lot?
Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Taqueria Y Birrieria El Patron got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on Jun 20, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Taqueria Y Birrieria El Patron?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How 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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Next: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repairThe county found: “Damaged floor tiles noted within the restroom at the time of inspection. [CA] Replace broken floor tiles with a…”
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Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
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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
LatestJan 27, 2026Routine inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Jan 27, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Damaged floor tiles noted within the restroom at the time of inspection. [CA] Replace broken floor tiles with a smooth and of durable construction and nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Missing paper towels inside of restroom at the time of inspection. [CA] Hand wash stations must be fully stocked at all times. [COS] PIC, added paper towels into dispenser.
Food Code 5-205.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
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Handwashing
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Stainless steel lid on top of grease trap is eroding away. [CA] Equipment and utensils shall be designed and constructed to be durable and retain characteristic qualities under normal use conditions. Recommend replacing lid. Per PIC, they plan on changing out the whole grease trap. Contact the Building department for the City of Gilroy to get approval before project begins.
Food Code 4-101.11
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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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EarlierJun 20, 2025Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
Condenser within the walk in freezer is leaking at the time of inspection, bucket noted under the unit. Per PIC, they have reported it and are waiting for a contractor to respond. [CA] Condensation line from walk-in refrigerator shall drain into an approved plumbing system REPEAT VIOLATION. Failure to comply may result in enforcement action.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Rice within metal tray was measured at 46*F at the time of inspection. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] PIC moved the rice tray into the walk in.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Floor tiles in front of the 3-compartment and walk in freezer are damaged at the time of inspection. [CA] Replace broken floor tiles with a smooth and of durable construction and nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Personal backpacks are within the shelving of the dry storage. [CA] No person shall store clothing or personal effects in any area used for the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces.
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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- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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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
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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