At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Jan 14, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Ding Tea House 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 Ding Tea House?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How to fixFix it
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer K40How 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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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “FOUND A JUG WITH FROZEN YOGURT STORED INSIDE THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. FOUND A POT LID STORED…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 3-501.19, Food Code 4-301.12.
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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use
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Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
Logged
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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 (17 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestJan 14, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jan 14, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
FOUND A JUG WITH FROZEN YOGURT STORED INSIDE THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. FOUND A POT LID STORED INSIDE THE HAND WASH SINK AND A LARGE CONTAINER PLASTIC CONTAINER STORED IN FRONT OF THE SECOND HAND WASH SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. [CA] KEEP THE HAND WASH SINKS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. COS
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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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
FOUND THE INTERIOR METAL PART INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE WITH MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. [CA] CLEAN THIS PART MORE OFTEN.
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
Are you Ding Tea House? Fix it
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
FOUND A FEW WIPING CLOTHS STORE ON THE FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. [CA] STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION WHILE 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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Are you Ding Tea House? Fix it
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
MISSING THE FOOD HANDLER'S CARDS FOR THE FOOD EMPLOYEES. [CA] PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER'S CARDS.
EarlierJun 19, 2025Routine inspection83 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Time as a control not marked or logged
The department's words
K08 Time as a public health control; procedures & records
FOUND THE BOBA PEARLS IN THE POT AT THE SERVICE AREA AFTER THE TIME SAID 11-3PM AND THE TIME IS PAST 3 PM. [CA] BOBA PEARLS MUST BE DISCARDED AFTER THE TIME EXPIRES. SEE VC&D.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (4)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
FOUND THE ICE MACHINE INSIDE PLASTIC FLAP WITH MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. [CA] CLEAN THIS AREA MORE OFTEN.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
MISSING CHLORINE TEST STRIPS. [CA] PROVIDE TEST STRIPS TO MEASURE THE CHLORINE CONCENTRATION AT 100PPM AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
FOUND THE CHLORINE CONCENTRATION AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT 0 PPM. [CA]PROVIDE 100 PPM.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
FOUND THE MOP IN THE BUCKET. [CA] HANG THE MOP TO AIR DRY.
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)
What you can do
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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer Read the free guide
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Ask for the manager. Ding Tea House can only fix what it knows about.
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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
- 90 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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