At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
87/ 100 · 13 points taken off
5 problems found · Routine county inspection · Aug 31, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Chef Chu's Mandarin Kitchen 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 Chef Chu's Mandarin Kitchen?
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: droppings K23How to fixFix it
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How 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: droppingsThe county found: “dry rodent droppings in liquor room [CA]clean and sanitize pest affected area”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 2-301.15.
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What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 2 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 (14 → 13). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestAug 31, 2026Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 87 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 31, 2026.
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
dry rodent droppings in liquor room [CA]clean and sanitize pest affected area
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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Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
no chlorine residue in dishwashing machine rinse water [CA]maintain dishwashing machine in good repair
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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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
back door next to dishwashing machine open. strongly recommend to install screen door. [CA]keep doors closed to prevent pest entry
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
several wiping clothes on cutting boards and food contact surface [CA]maintain wiping clothes in sanitizing solution when not in use
Food Code 3-304.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Keep the bucket strong
- Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
- Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
- Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.
From Food Code 3-304.14
Keep cloths apart
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Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
cold water knob to handsink next to dishwashing machine [CA]maintain handsink fixtures in good repair
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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EarlierMay 2, 2025Routine inspection86 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
drippings from overhead pipe in kitchen [CA]maintain plumbing in good repair
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
dry rodent droppings in employee locker room. verified weekly pest control service [CA]clean and sanitize pest affected area
Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
K04 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, tobacco use
several employee drinks on work table [CA]properly store employee drinks to prevent contamination
The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
batch of fried rice stored on top of trash bin. item was discarded. [CA]properly store food to prevent contamination
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
shrimp being peeled on work table at 60F. items moved to walk in cooler. [CA]dilligently prepare food to ensure safety
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Pests seen inside: droppings Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use 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
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 87 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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