At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
93/ 100 · 7 points taken off
3 problems found · Routine county inspection · Feb 19, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Valerio's Tropical Bake Shop 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 Valerio's Tropical Bake Shop?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies K23How to fixFix it
- No backflow test on file K41How 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: Pests seen inside: fruit fliesThe county found: “Observed fruit flies around the ripened banana in the dry storage room. [Corrective Action] Eliminate the fruit flies…”
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Then the next one: No backflow test on file
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 3-501.19, Food Code 3-501.17, Food Code 7-201.11.
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0 of 3 done
What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestFeb 19, 2026Routine inspection93 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 93 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Feb 19, 2026.
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed fruit flies around the ripened banana in the dry storage room. [Corrective Action] Eliminate the fruit flies safely.
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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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Observed leaking areas under the 3 compartment sink. [Corrective Action] Repair to stop the 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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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed large crack in the work table next to the cookline. [Corrective Action] Repair crack in the work table.
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
Are you Valerio's Tropical Bake Shop? Fix it
EarlierJun 20, 2025Routine inspection98 out of 100 (Green placard)
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1. Observed large crack in the wooden work table across from the cookline. Observed grime accumulation in the crack. [Corrective Action] Repair or replace the wooden work table. 2. Observed rough up edges on the slicing knife. Per person in charge, the knife is used for chopping coconuts. [Corrective Action] Discard the knife used to chop coconuts. Use a cleaver knife to chop coconuts.
EarlierNov 13, 2024Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
Several Potentially Hazardous Foods utilizing TPHC not logged into the time log sheet. Date for each day of the log form not written. [Corrective Action] Every PHF utilizing TPHC shall be logged to keep track of time. Ensure date is written for each log sheet. [Corrected on Site] PIC labeled the log sheet with time and the PHF utilizing TPHC.
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Not critical (3)
The department's words
K32 Food properly labeled and honestly presented
Observed some packaged foods missing ingredient list. [Corrective Action] Food prepackaged in a food facility shall bear a label with the following: 1) common name of the food, 2) list of ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight, 3) quantity of contents, 4) name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
K29 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Chlorine sanitizer concentration in the sanitizing bucket was measured at 200 ppm. [Corrective Action] Maintain chlorine sanitizer concentration in the sanitizing bucket at 100 ppm.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed grey resin coated portion of the floor by the floor drain near the prep sink peeling. [Corrective Action] Maintain floor in good condition.
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
As a customer of Valerio's Tropical Bake Shop, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- 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
- 93 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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