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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
67/ 100 · 33 points taken off
9 problems found · 2 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jun 10, 2025
At the routine inspection on Jun 10, 2025. The latest visit, on Jun 13, 2025, 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. China Delight Restaurant got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about China Delight Restaurant?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
- Food in poor condition K13How 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: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “1. Rice on counter measured 117F. Per PIC, it was removed from the hot holding half hour prior to temperature…”
First step: If food is out of range
Then the next one: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 6-501.111, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-304.11.
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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.
Nice work, China Delight Restaurant. At the follow-up three days later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in three days. We're proud of you.
Every visit
LatestJun 13, 2025Follow-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 Jun 13, 2025. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Jun 10, 2025: 67 out of 100 (Yellow placard).
EarlierJun 10, 2025Routine inspection67 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
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
1. Rice on counter measured 117F. Per PIC, it was removed from the hot holding half hour prior to temperature measurement. 2. Pork on counter measured 82F. Per PIC, it is par cooked for service. 3. Raw shelled eggs in container near wok. Per PIC, it is used when they need to make fried rice. 4. Noodles on counter measured 52F. Per PIC, it is out for use when chow mein is ordered. 5. Fried chicken in cold holding insert of preparation unit measured 52F. Fried chicken in the bottom part of preparation unit measured 52F. Ambient air of the unit measured 55F. Per PIC, the unit is filled before facility opens, 1 hour prior to temperature measurement. [CA] Maintain PHF at 41F or below or 135F or above. [SA] All items above will be discarded at the end of lunch service, 2:30pm.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Observed employee prepping raw chicken at the preparation sink. Employee then washed the container that was holding the raw chicken in the preparation sink. Employee placed container back into storage for further use without sanitizing. [CA] Ensure that equipment is washed in the warewashing sink only, discontinue use of preparation sink. All equipment must be sanitized after washing prior to placing back out for use. [COS] Equipment was placed into mechanical warewash to be sanitized. Minor: Observed employee using a towel to dry equipment after it was sanitized in mechanical warewash. [CA] Equipment and utensils must be air dried or properly stored to facilitate drying after sanitizing.
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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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Not critical (7)
The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
Observed duck hanging in walk in fridge in contact with shelving units that had debris/grime/mold like substance accumulated on it. Duck was in contact with debris on shelving unit. [CA] Ensure that food is stored so that it is covered/protected from contamination.
Food Code 3-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Reject it if you see
- Frozen food with big ice crystals, frozen liquid in the bottom, or water stains (thawed and refrozen)
- A time-temperature indicator showing it got too warm, even if the food looks fine
- Cans that are swollen, leaking, rusty, deeply dented at the seams, or missing labels
From Food Code 6-501.111
Approved sources only
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Receiving deliveries
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Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed small black flies in the employee restroom and preparation sink by the restroom. [CA] Food facility shall be kept free of non-disease carrying insects, weevils, ants, gnats, and fruit flies.
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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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Observed bowls as scoops in bulk food storage containers. [CA] Provide scoops with handles and store scoop handle in such a way that the handle does not come in direct contact with food to prevent contamination. Observed mayo containers reused to store walnuts and vinegar bottles with the top cut off reused to store raw meats. [CA] Single use food container (e.g. soy sauce container, milk carton, apple juice container, can food, wine bottle) shall not be reused to store food.
Food Code 4-901.11
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In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed heavily stained/scored cutting boards. [CA] Surfaces of equipment such as cutting blocks and boards that are scratched and scored so that they can no longer be effectively be cleaned and sanitized shall be resurfaced or replaced. Preparation unit is not maintaining PHF at 41F or below. Ambient air measured 55F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below.
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
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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Observed heavy accumulation of debris/mold like substance on shelving units in walk in fridge. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed heavy accumulation of debris/grime on floors around equipment and on the walls around equipment. [CA] Regularly clean under and around cooking equipment to prevent accumulation of debris.
Food Code 6-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
K04 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, tobacco use
Observed employee eating in back preparation area. [CA] No employee shall eat or drink in the food prep, food contact storage, or food storage areas, use designated area.
Food Code 2-401.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clothes, eating and drinking
- Wear clean outer clothes and a clean apron.
- Eat, drink, smoke or vape only in a designated area (the break area), away from food and clean dishes.
- The one exception: you may drink from a closed drink container (a lid and a straw is the easy way) if it is handled so it can't contaminate your hands, the container, food, clean dishes or single-service items. Keep it away from food and prep tables.
From Food Code 2-304.11
Nails
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Food in poor condition Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Eating or drinking in a food area 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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