At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Dec 26, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Tita's 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 Tita'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.
- No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Next: No person in charge on dutyThe county found: “REPEAT VIOLATION: Lack food safety certification. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged…”
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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 · 4 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 (16 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestDec 26, 2025Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Dec 26, 2025.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
REPEAT VIOLATION: Lack food safety certification. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Restroom has a empty soap dispenser. Pump soap in use. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times. Restroom has a empty paper towel dispenser. [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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Mop was not hanged. [CA] After use, mops shall be placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
Food Code 6-101.11
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Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Are you Tita's Taqueria? Fix it
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Toilet tissue roll was not in a dispenser. [CA] Toilet tissue shall be provided in a permanently installed dispenser at each toilet.
Food Code 6-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Check the restroom
- Soap, paper towels or a dryer, toilet paper and warm water at every restroom sink.
- The door closes by itself.
- After the toilet: wash in the restroom, then wash again at the kitchen sink.
From Food Code 6-301.11
Clean it on a schedule
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Restrooms, mops and rags
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EarlierJul 17, 2025Routine inspection84 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
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Paper towel dispenser is stuck and paper towel is not coming out. Per PIC they will replace batteries today. [CA] Properly wash hands with soap, warm water and dry using single use paper towels as required. [SA] Replace batteries ASAP for drying hands. Hand washing sink in the warewash area has a tong in it. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times.
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)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Handwashing sink in the warewash area lack hot water connection. [CA] Handwashing facilities equipped with a mixing valve that is not readily adjustable at the faucet, shall provide warm water at least 100°F, but not greater than 108°F.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Quaternary ammonium in a bucket was measured 400ppm. [CA] Maintain chemical solution for manual warewashing at 100 ppm (1Tbs of bleach (5.25%)/gal of water) for chlorine and 200 ppm (1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%)/2 gal of water) for quaternary ammonium. Dirty side board at the three compartment sink at the far left end has soda cans. [CA] Far left side of the three compartment sink is for dirty dishes only and far right side is for drying sanitized dishes. Keep both sides accessible for warewash only.
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
REPEAT VIOLATION: Lack Food Safety Certification. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times. Comply in 30 days.
EarlierFeb 4, 2025Routine inspection96 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Due to a rain kitchen ceiling is dripping at multiple areas. [CA] Fix repair ceiling to maintain. Open ceiling panel outside the restroom area. [CA] Close opening in the ceiling area.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Both sideboards at the 3-compartment sink has clean dishes drying and food prep sink in the kitchen area has dirty dishes in it. [CA] Manual warewashing shall be accomplished by using a three-compartment sink where dry dishes can be placed on the sideboard and then the utensils are first precleaned, washed with hot soapy water, rinsed with hot water, sanitized with an approved method, and air dried on the side board. Use 1 TBS of bleach (5.25%) per 1 gal. of water for chlorine solution (100 PPM). Use 1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%) per 2 gal. of water for quaternary ammonium (200 PPM). Do not leave dirty dishes ina a food prep sink.
EarlierJan 7, 2025Routine inspectionGreen placard
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Drain pipe from the food prep sink is inside the floor sink. [CA]Provide minimum 1 inch airgap from the floor rim to a drain pipe to prevent sewer backing up.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Restroom hand washing sink has a empty paper towel dispenser. [CA] Paper towel dispenser shall always be filled with paper towels.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
one out of three bulbs at the hood is burnt out. [CA] Replace burnt out bulb.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
One burner stove is not under the hood. [CA] Provide 6 inch clearance under the hood and remove the one burner stove from the cook line.
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
- 90 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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