At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
88/ 100 · 12 points taken off
3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jul 8, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Ga - American Cafe 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 Ga - American Cafe?
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: Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding K11How to fixFix it
- Hood filters need cleaning K38How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Next: Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holdingThe county found: “Chili measured to be 85F. Per employee chili was not reheated prior to being placed inside hot holding dispenser and…”
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestJul 8, 2026Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 88 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Jul 8, 2026.
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding
The department's words
K11 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
Chili measured to be 85F. Per employee chili was not reheated prior to being placed inside hot holding dispenser and bag was opened. [CA] RTE food from commercially processed, hermetically sealed container may be reheated to >135°F for hot holding. [COS] Chili was VC&D (see VC&D report) new bag of chili was reheated in hot water bath prior to being placed inside dispenser. Facility shall keep dispenser on to preheat unit.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-403.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
The rule
- Reheat cooked and cooled food to 165°F for 15 seconds in every part, within 2 hours.
- Microwave: 165°F, then rotate or stir, cover, and let stand 2 minutes.
- Store-bought ready-to-eat food from a sealed package (canned chili, hot dogs): 135°F within 2 hours.
From Food Code 3-403.11
Reheat only once
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Not critical (2)
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
1) Oven observed to not be under ventilation hood. [CA] All cooking equipment will be kept underneath ventilation hood. 2)Gap observed in ventilation hood filter. Per operator filter is loosely fitting and was taken off to prevent falling hazard. [CA]Repair filter and ensure filters are fitted in the mechanical exhaust ventilation over cooking equipment, provide spacer or correct sized filters.
Food Code 6-501.14
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In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Bottom of prep cooler by grill observed to have standing water and food debris. [CA] Clean cooler
Food Code 4-602.13
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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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EarlierJul 3, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 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
Corn dogs observed to not be on TPHC log. Prepped foods observed to be under heat lamp and per SOPs , PHFs are kept on TPHC. Corn dogs measured to be 168F. [CA] When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a public health control, PHFs shall be time marked to indicate when item is removed from temperature control, discarded if not consumed or served within 4 hours, and written procedures shall be readily available for review. [COS] Corn dogs were added to TPHC log.
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)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Hot dog in an ice bath measured to be 49F. Ice bath observed to only have ice at the bottom of hot dog container. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below for cold holding. Ensure ice bath containers water and ice with enough ice water to submerge sides of PHF containers. [COS]Hot dogs were deep fried into corn dogs. Water and ice was added to ice bath for later hot dogs.
EarlierDec 26, 2024Routine inspection97 out of 100 (Green placard)
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Grilled onions observed to be inside upright warming cabinet. Cabinet observed to be off. Onions measured to be 156F and per employee had been just cooked. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. Ensure equipment if operational and on to actively hold temperature. [COS] Warmer was turned on and onions will be checked if they need to be reheated once warmer is up to temperature.
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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- Food not reheated to 165°F for hot holding Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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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
- 88 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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