At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
85/ 100 · 15 points taken off
4 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 6, 2025
At the routine inspection on Aug 6, 2025. The latest visit, on May 12, 2026, 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. Emerald Hills Golfland 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 Emerald Hills Golfland?
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: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: droppings 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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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “The hand sink was full of utensils and the soap and paper towel dispensers were empty. [CA] The soap and paper towel…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one: Equipment in poor repair
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-301.15.
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0 of 3 done
Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 follow-up).
Nice work, Emerald Hills Golfland. At the follow-up seven days later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in seven days. We're proud of you.
Every visit
LatestMay 12, 2026Follow-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 May 12, 2026. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Aug 6, 2025: 85 out of 100 (Green placard).
EarlierMay 5, 2026Routine inspectionRed placard
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
There were rodent droppings that appeared to be fresh on the floor, on the food shelves, and on the cutting board behind the Icee machine, and on the cans of food. [CA] Thoroughly clean and sanitize. Take effective measures to eliminate rodents from inside the facility. Close all holes in wall and ceiling. The facility must close and call for a reinspection once all requirements are completed and permission to reopen is given from this department.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Observed gaps under the doors that lead to outside. [CA] Close the gaps under the doors. Weatherstripping may be installed to help close the gaps. Close any holes in the walls and ceiling to help keep vermin out of the facility.
EarlierAug 6, 2025Routine inspection85 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 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 sink was full of utensils and the soap and paper towel dispensers were empty. [CA] The soap and paper towel dispensers must be stocked and used for proper hand washing. The hand sink should be kept clear and accessible. [COS] The sink was cleared and the dispensers were refilled. According to the manager the sink is not used due to a leak. A leak was not observed during inspection. If the sink is not used due to a link it must be repaired.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
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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Not critical (3)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed the shelves and tables in the beverage area to be soiled with encrusted debris. [CA] Thoroughly clean the tables.
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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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed several rodent droppings on the floor in one corner behind the hand sink. [CA] Take effective measures to eliminate rodents from inside the facility. Protect food from contamination. According to the manager the problem was taken care of and these must be old droppings. [COS] The droppings were swept up and the floor cleaned.
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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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
Observed some light bulbs out. [CA] Replace the lights that are out.
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Are you Emerald Hills Golfland? Fix it
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
As a customer of Emerald Hills Golfland, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Pests seen inside: droppings Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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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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