At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
89/ 100 · 11 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Oct 1, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Tequila's Taqueria & Botanero 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 Tequila's Taqueria & Botanero?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong K39How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How 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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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Thermometer missing or reading wrongThe county found: “Multiple refrigeration units are lacking thermometers. [CA] A thermometer +/- 2°F shall be provided and correctly…”
First step: Ice-water method
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 3-305.11.
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Ice-water method
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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
LatestOct 1, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 89 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Oct 1, 2025.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
Multiple refrigeration units are lacking thermometers. [CA] A thermometer +/- 2°F shall be provided and correctly located in each cold holding unit containing potentially hazardous foods. Place thermometer where it is easily visible while checking refrigerator temperature.
Food Code 4-203.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Ice-water method
- 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
- 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
- 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
- 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.
Using and cleaning it
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Thermometers and calibration
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1) Worn gaskets observed on doors of the following refrigeration units: -2 door under counter cooler -3 door preparation cooler -2 door preparation cooler [CA] Replace refrigerator gaskets and maintain in good condition. 2) Ambient temperature of True 2 door preparation cooler measured 45F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below. Repair unit and maintain in good condition.
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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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Raw shrimp stored above ready to eat food in walk in cooler. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from cross-contamination. Store all raw meat or other raw products of animal origin below ready-to-eat food items.
Food Code 3-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Top to bottom
- 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
- 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
- 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)
From Food Code 3-302.11
Keep raw meat types apart
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
In the True 2 door preparation cooler: pico de gallo, raw beef, and cooked carne asada measured between 45-47F. Per food employee, all food items were stored in unit 2 hours prior. [CA] Potentially hazardous foods shall be held cold 41°F or below. [SA] All food items were relocated to the walk in cooler for rapid cooling.
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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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Multiple food containers stored on walk in cooler floor. [CA] Food shall be stored at least 6 inches above the floor to prevent contamination.
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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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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips 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
- 89 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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