At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Mar 4, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Tortilla House 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 Tortilla House Taqueria?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Cooked food not cooled in time K09How to fixFix it
- Hot food below 135°F K07How 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: Cooked food not cooled in timeThe county found: “Observed a deep container of beef located on a food prep surface to be cooling with a lid on. [CA] Allow PHFs to be…”
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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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Every visit
LatestMar 4, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 4, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Observed a deep container of beef located on a food prep surface to be cooling with a lid on. [CA] Allow PHFs to be rapidly cooled using shallow containers, removing lids/covers, frequent stirring, ice baths, ice paddles, smaller portions, or ice as an ingredient.
Food Code 3-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If you miss a stage
- Missed stage 1 (not 70°F by 2 hours): reheat to 165°F and start over, or throw it out.
- Missed stage 2 (not 41°F by 6 hours): throw it out.
How to cool fast
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Cooling food in two stages
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The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Observed potentially hazardous food at the cookline that measured in the temperature danger zone (cooked potatoes 81F). Per PIC, the potatoes were from earlier and were meant to be discarded. [CA] Ensure PHFs are properly cold held at 41F or below OR hot held at 135F or above. [COS] PIC discarded the potatoes.
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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed 3 comp warewash sink being used to submerge cooling potatoes in ice water. [CA] Use food prep sink for all food preparation.
Food Code 4-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
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Permits available
The department's words
K49 Permits available
--48 HOUR NOTICE— Our records indicate this facility is operating without a valid permit and has a delinquent account. Your balance due is $276.75. Payment must be made immediately to DEH at the address at the top of this report or via our website at www.Ehinfo.org. A facility that submits payment of the outstanding balance within 48 hours (2 business days) of this notice will be issued and mailed an operating permit by this department. Failure to comply within 48 hours will result in facility closure and additional enforcement, including but not limited to reinspection(s) and additional cost recovery fees. A facility found to be in continued operation without a permit may incur a penalty of three (3) times the operating permit fee, and fee(s) for re-inspection(s) charged at the current hourly rate approved by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Penalties and fees incurred due to enforcement activities must be paid in full prior to the issuance of an operating permit.
EarlierDec 22, 2025Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
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
Ceiling panels on top of the prep sink have holes in them at the time of inspection. [CA] Repair holes in structure and maintain in good repair to prevent pest harborage.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Hand wash station next to the prep sink is blocked with food product at the time of inspection. [CA] Hand washing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. [COS] Products were removed from the hand wash station.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Sanitizer buckets (chlorine) were measured at 200PPM at the time of inspection. [CA] Wiping towels shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use (100 ppm - chlorine, 200 ppm - quaternary ammonium). [COS] Sanitizer concentrations were diluted with water; re-measured at 100PPM.
EarlierNov 13, 2024Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Observed potentially hazardous food located in the reach-in cooler that, according to PIC, was cooked and cooled yesterday (cooked potatoes 45F). [CA] Ensure PHFs are properly cooled from 135F to 70F within 2 hours and from 70F to 41F within 4 hours. Use rapid cooling methods such as smaller batches, frequent stirring, ice baths, ice paddles, and/or ice as an ingredient .[COS] PIC voluntarily discarded 2 large tubs of cooked potatoes.
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Not critical (2)
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Facility did not have Food Handler Cards available for review. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire.
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 employee beverages on food prep surface. [CA] Keep employee beverages covered and away from food prep areas.
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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- Cooked food not cooled in time Read the free guide
- Hot food below 135°F 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
- 90 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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