At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
78/ 100 · 22 points taken off
7 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jun 3, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Tequila's Taqueria got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Tequila's Taqueria?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Food on the floor or under drips K30How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: flies K23How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Major: 1. Measured the following PHFs holding between 73F - 114F in hot holding unit near cooks line: pork, tongue,…”
First step: If food is out of range
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestJun 3, 2025Routine inspection78 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 78 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jun 3, 2025.
7 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
Major: 1. Measured the following PHFs holding between 73F - 114F in hot holding unit near cooks line: pork, tongue, and chicken. 2. Measured container of cooked diced squid holding at 50F in 3 door cold top. Per operator, PHFs placed in unit for less than 4 hours. [CA] Maintain all PHFs cold held at or below 41F and hot held food at or above 135F. [COS] Operator directed to relocate PHFs to different unit and reheat PHFs to 165F. Minor: Measured the following PHFs holding between 44F - 48F in 3 door cold top for less than 4 hours: raw scallop, raw shrimp and cooked shrimp. [CA] Maintain all PHFs cold held at or below 41F.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Not critical (6)
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Found boxes/containers of food stored on floor in walk-in-cooler/freezer. [CA] Food shall be stored a minimum of 6 inches off floor.
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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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Found several flies near bar station. [CA] Each food facility shall be free of pest such as flies. Continue to provide approved pest control services.
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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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Found 1 fryer device not under the mechanical exhaust hood. Per operator, facility uses fryer station. [CA] Relocate fryer device under mechanical exhaust hood.
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Found leaking faucet at warewash sink (left and right side) when water is on/off. [CA] Secure leak.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Found single paper towel stored outside of mounted dispenser at employees restroom in back area. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels.
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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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Found 3 knives stored between wall and back of 3-compartment sink at bar area. [CA] Properly store utensils and equipment in a clean and sanitary manner.
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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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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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: flies Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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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
- 78 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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