At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jul 3, 2026
At the routine inspection on Jul 3, 2026. The latest visit, on Jul 22, 2026, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Tres Hermanos Taqueria & Pupuseria 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 Tres Hermanos Taqueria & Pupuseria?
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
- Pests inside, or a way in for them K23How to fixFix it
- Hot food below 135°F K07How 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: “uncalibrated analog probe thermometer [CA]calibrate probe thermometer as needed”
First step: Ice-water method
Then the next one: Pests inside, or a way in for them
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112.
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Ice-water method
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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 3 times in the last 12 months (2 routine, 1 follow-up).
Nice work, Tres Hermanos Taqueria & Pupuseria. At the follow-up 19 days later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in 19 days. We're proud of you.
Every visit
LatestJul 22, 2026Follow-up inspection
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
This one: a follow-up inspection on Jul 22, 2026. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Jul 3, 2026: 92 out of 100 (Green placard).
EarlierJul 3, 2026Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
uncalibrated analog probe thermometer [CA]calibrate probe thermometer as needed
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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Pests inside, or a way in for them
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
flying insects in kitchen and back delivery door open [CA]maintain facility free of flying insects and install screen door
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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Are you Tres Hermanos Taqueria & Pupuseria? Fix it
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
queso cheese in 2 door prep table cooler at 52F. advised discontinue storing cheese in the unit until serviced [CA]maintain perishable food under 41F (or 45F for dairy products)
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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Are you Tres Hermanos Taqueria & Pupuseria? Fix it
EarlierNov 25, 2025Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
FOUND MOLD/DUST LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE CONDENSER IN THE WALK IN COOLER. [CA] CLEAN THIS AREA MORE OFTEN.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
FOUND THE FAUCETS AT THE FOOD PREPARATION SINK TO BE LOOSE. [CA] ENSURE THAT THE FAUCETS ARE FASTENED.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
FOUND CARDBOARD LINING THE BOTTOM OF THE SHELF IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. [CA] USE ONLY FOOD GRADE CLEANABLE AND SMOOTH SURFACES TO LINE THE SHELF.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
FOUND SOME BROKEN TILES IN THE KITCHEN AND IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. FOUND THE COVE BASE BY THE WALK IN COOLER AND THE WALL IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM DAMAGED. [CA] REPAIR THE FLOOR, THE WALL AND THE COVE BASE.
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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- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Pests inside, or a way in for them Read the free guide
- Hot food below 135°F 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
- Follow-up inspection
- Result
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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