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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
1problem found
1 problem found · County inspection, Follow-up inspection · Jul 30, 2025
Is that a lot?
Too few food places here for ranges. Colours show points.
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Chez Sovan got more than most. That's from the last routine visit, on Jul 22, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Chez Sovan?
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- Pests seen inside: flies K23How 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: fliesThe county found: “Observed one large dead cockroach on the floor, between two upright refrigerators. No other evidence of cockroaches…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-301.14, Food Code 3-501.13, Food Code 3-305.11.
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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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Every visit
LatestJul 30, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Jul 30, 2025.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed one large dead cockroach on the floor, between two upright refrigerators. No other evidence of cockroaches was observed. Observed approximately 20 flies throughout the kitchen. [CA] Keep facility clear of flies and vermin. Have professional pest control service the facility. See notes below.
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
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Are you Chez Sovan? Fix it
EarlierJul 22, 2025Routine inspection69 out of 100 (Yellow placard)
9 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Observed employee place raw beef skewers onto the grill, then began preparing drinks without washing hands. [CA] Wash hands with soap and warm water after contaminating hands and before switching tasks. [COS] Employee washed hands.
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Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
In the front beverage prep area: observed a large live cockroach on the wall. No other evidence of cockroaches was observed. [CA] Keep facility clear of vermin. [SA] PIC killed the cockroach. _______ Minor violation: Observed approximately 5-10 flies in the kitchen, especially in the rear storage area. [CA] Keep facility clear of flies.
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Not critical (7)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Observed heavy accumulation of food debris/grease on metal racks inside upright refrigerators. [CA] Keep surfaces clean.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Inside the upright refrigerator across the 3-compartment sink: measured internal temperature of raw beef skewers (48F) and tamarind sauce (44F). PIC stated the beef had been held for 1 hour, and the tamarind sauce had been held since 10am (approximately 2.5 hours prior). Ambient temperature of refrigerator measured 45F. [CA] Keep potentially hazardous foods at 41F and below or 135F and above. Adjust refrigerator settings so that it can keep foods cold even during busy prep times.
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
A metal probe thermometer was not available upon request. [CA] Obtain a metal probe thermometer to measure internal food temperatures.
The department's words
K26 Approved thawing methods used; frozen food
Observed raw meat thawing at ambient room temperature near the cookline. Meat measured 41F. [CA] Frozen potentially hazardous food shall be thawed using one of the following methods: 1) Under refrigeration 2) Completely submerged under cold running water of sufficient velocity to flush loose particles 3) In a microwave oven 4) During the cooking process
Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Observed bag of rice stored on the floor in the rear storage room. [CA] Store food on approved shelving at least 6 inches above the floor.
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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
1) Observed the back door, window, and front door were open during the inspection. [CA] Keep doors and windows closed to prevent vermin entry. 2) In the back of the kitchen: observed employee purse stored on a shelf directly over a rice scoop container. [CA] Store personal items away from and below food/food prep areas to prevent contamination.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed accumulation of food debris on floors under shelving/equipment, especially along walls. [CA] Keep floors clean.
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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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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