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1problem found
1 problem found · Routine county inspection · Mar 25, 2026
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. Chinese Gourmet Express got more than most. That's from the last routine visit, on Oct 15, 2025.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Chinese Gourmet Express?
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- Pests seen inside: roaches 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: roachesThe county found: “Rodent droppings observed in the following areas: - 5+ on floor underneath the dry storage racks along the wall…”
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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 visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestMar 25, 2026Routine inspectionGreen placard
This one: Green placard, inspected Mar 25, 2026.
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Rodent droppings observed in the following areas: - 5+ on floor underneath the dry storage racks along the wall of the entrance into the kitchen. - 5+ on floor at the corner outside of the walk-in freezer. - 10+ inside the shelves by the cashier area where all the electrical equipment is maintained. No contamination of food or food contact surfaces was observed at the time. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches or old droppings.
Food Code 6-501.111
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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 Chinese Gourmet Express? Fix it
EarlierOct 15, 2025Routine inspection75 out of 100 (Green placard)
7 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The hand wash sink in the kitchen lacked paper towels. The hand wash sink in the front service area lacked paper towels and observed obstructed with a hotel pan. [CA] Handwashing facilities shall be equipped with handwashing cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in dispensers. Ensure hand soap and paper towels are easily accessible and readily available at all times. Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. [COS] PIC provided paper towels at hand wash sinks.
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Not critical (6)
Eating or drinking in a food area
The department's words
K04 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, tobacco use
Employees' opened beverages and half eaten snacks observed stored in areas of food preparation. Observed employees' personal food stored commingled with facility food; inside the reach-in refrigerator and walk-in refrigerator. [CA] No employee shall eat or drink in the food prep, food contact storage, or food storage areas, use designated area. Provide designated location for employees to store personal food and beverages that is separated and protected from facility food.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Observed build up of pink and tan colored growth matter on the white baffle inside the ice machine. Soiled surface was not in contact with consumable ice. [CA] Clean, sanitize, and maintain ice machine.
Sewage or wastewater not disposed of right
The department's words
K22 Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
Heavy leak observed at the waste drain pipe below the wok line. Waste water was being caught with a hotel pan with some water accumulated on the floor. [CA] Liquid waste shall be disposed of through the approved plumbing system and shall discharge into the public sewerage or into an approved private sewage disposal system. Investigate cause and repair in an approved manner.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Observed steady leak at the spout of the hand wash station in the front service area. Observed heavy leak at the drain pipe underneath the steam table. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Container of cooked chicken and cooked pork actively cooling inside the walk-in refrigerator kept covered and stacked together. PHF items measured 81F and 74F respectively. PIC stated that items were prepared approximately one hour prior. [CA] Potentially Hazardous Foods (PHFs) shall be cooled rapidly from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and from 70°F to 41°F within 4 hours. - When cooling PHF's, food may be left uncovered or loosely covered to allow rapid cooling. - Properly store cooling foods in such a way to allow proper air flow. [COS] Containers were unstacked and partially uncovered to expedite the cooling process.
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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
One dead cockroach observed on sticky monitoring trap below the cash register. 5+ old rodent droppings observed inside the shelves along the retaining wall below the cash register. PIC stated that facility is serviced monthly with the last treatment conducted on 10/13/2025. Recent pest control report was unavailable for review, however, last month's report was provided. No other signs of vermin activity was observed. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches or old droppings.
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
- Routine inspection
- Result
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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