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BAJA FRESH MEXICAN GRILL

Unknown type · CA · source santa_clara_deh #PR0364040

Address

1708 OAKLAND RD # 100

SAN JOSE CA 951313827

Santa Clara County

Phone

+14084365000

First seen

Oct 11, 10:35 PM EDT

Inspections

1. Sep 21, 2026ROUTINE INSPECTIONScore 79Detected Oct 11, 10:35 PM EDT

   Pass (green placard)

   • K23RoachesNo rodents, insects, birds, or animals — Observed 1 dead cockroach by grease trap and 1 dead cockroach in monitoring trap by cookline. No evidence of contamination. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of vermin. Clean and sanitize areas with dead cockroaches.
   • K35Conducive conditionsEquipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity — Observed unused refrigerator unit with drawers in dry storage area. Interior of equipment had accumulated grime. [CA] Maintain equipment in good repair. Repair or remove unused equipment to prevent vermin harborage. At time of inspection, cabinet under ice bin by cashier is heavily damaged and showing exposed particle board, so that it is no longer non-absorbent, durable, smooth, and easily cleanable. [CA] Repair cabinet so that it is non-absorbent, durable, smooth, and easily cleanable.
   • K01Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification — At time of inspection, the cook and PIC did not have a food handler card 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.
   • K05Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly — Observed employer picked up utensil from the floor and change gloves without washing hands. [CA] Employees are required to wash their hands: • Before beginning work • Before handling food or clean equipment or utensils • As often as necessary during food preparation to remove soil and contamination • When switching from working with raw to ready to eat foods • After touching body parts • After coughing, sneezing, using handkerchief, tissue, using tobacco, eating or drinking • After using the restroom • Any time when contamination may occur [COS] Food worker washed hands, put on new gloves, and returned to food preparation.
   • K06Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible — At time of inspection, the handwash sink at the warewashing sink did not have paper towels. [CA] Handwash sinks must be fully stocked with a handwashing cleaner and paper towels in dispensers. [SA] Employees use the handwash sink next to the cookline until paper towels can be restocked.
   • K07Proper hot and cold holding temperatures — Observed the following items above the minimum cold holding temperature in the walk-in cooler: 1) Black beans measured at 43°F 2) Pinto beans measured at 44°F 3) Rice measured at 45°F 4) Cheese measured at 44°F 5) Pico de gallo at 47°F Ambient temperature measured 39°F at time of inspection. Per cook, the walk-in cooler door had been left open when they began prepping food in the morning, shortly before opening. [CA] Potentially hazardous foods (PHFs) that are being cold held shall be held at 41°F or below. [COS] Walk-in cooler was kept closed. One rice tray measured 42°F at end of inspection.
   • K41Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices — [REPEAT] At time of inspection, food preparation sink is missing drain pipe extending from sink basin to above floor sink. [CA] All plumbing and plumbing fixtures shall be installed in compliance with applicable local plumbing ordinances, shall be maintained so as to prevent any contamination, and shall be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair. All food preparation sinks that discharge liquid waste shall be drained by means of indirect waste pipes, and all wastes drained by them shall discharge through an airgap into a floor sink. At time of inspection, ice bin in front by cashier drains into a plastic bin and not a floor sink or other approved device. Hose from ice bin enters into the tub. Drain line from fountain machine does not indirectly drain into floor sink. [CA] All ice machines bins and equipment that discharge liquid waste shall be drained by means of indirect waste pipes, and all wastes drained by them shall discharge through an airgap into a floor sink or other approved device.
   • K45Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean — [REPEAT] At time of inspection, floor throughout food preparation and storage areas had pitting so that the floor was no longer smooth and easily cleanable. [CA] Repair floors so that they are durable, non-absorbent, smooth, and easily cleanable. At time of inspection, one ceiling tile over the fountain drink syrups area was missing. [CA] Ceilings of all rooms shall be of a durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, and easily cleanable surface. Replace missing ceiling tile.