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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
80/ 100 · 20 points taken off
6 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Mar 13, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Golden China 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 Golden China 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: Cooked food not cooled in time K09How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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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
LatestMar 13, 2026Routine inspection80 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 80 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 13, 2026.
6 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Observed potentially hazardous food that measured in the temperature danger zone located in the food prep cold hold unit (cooked chicken and cooked beef 58F-59F). The containers were covered with a lid and double stacked. [CA] Ensure PHFs are properly cooled from 135F to 70F within 2 hours and from 70F to 41F within 4 hours. Use rapid cooling methods such as spreading product out on shallow pan, smaller portions, frequent stirring, ice baths, ice paddles, ice as an ingredient and/or blast chiller. Discontinue cooling PHFs in the food prep unit and discontinue covering cooling items with a lid and double stacking. [COS] PIC relocated cooling items that were cooked approximately 1 hour ago into the walk-in cooler to finish cooling.
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Food Code 3-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If you miss a stage
- Missed stage 1 (not 70°F by 2 hours): reheat to 165°F and start over, or throw it out.
- Missed stage 2 (not 41°F by 6 hours): throw it out.
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Cooling food in two stages
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Not critical (5)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Observed boxes of gloves and other equipment in the basin of the handwash sink. [CA] Keep handwash station clear and easily accessible.
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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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed heavy grease and food debris build up on floors, walls and ceilings. [CA] Thoroughly clean and sanitize floors, walls, and ceilings. Ensure hood is working properly (may need an air balance test to check for ventilation issues).
Food Code 6-101.11
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Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Observed soiled wiping cloths on food prep surfaces. [CA] Wiping towels shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use (100 ppm - chlorine, 200 ppm - quaternary ammonium).
Food Code 3-304.14
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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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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 clutter, unused equipment and many personal belongings throughout kitchen/food prep area. [CA] Eliminate broken/unused equipment, minimize the amount of personal belongings, reduce clutter.
Food Code 6-101.11
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Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
FSC has expired. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times.
EarlierSep 2, 2025Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
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.
EarlierAug 27, 2025Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Yellow placard)
2 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
Observed potentially hazardous foods that measured in the temperature danger zone located in the food prep cold hold unit (cooked chicken 59F). Also observed PHFs in the walk-in cooler that measured in the temperature danger zone. [CA] Ensure PHFs are properly cold held at 41F or below OR hot held at 135F or above. Repair or adjust units colder. Discontinue double stacking food in the food prep cold hold unit. [COS] PIC relocated chicken to walk-in cooler.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
K09 Proper cooling methods
Observed chicken cooling in the food prep cold hold unit. [CA] Discontinue cooling PHFs in the food prep cold hold unit. Cooling shall be done rapidly from 135F to 70F within 2 hours using methods such as ice baths, ice paddles, small portions, and/or frequent stirring. Then the PHFs shall cool from 70F-41F within 4 hours in either a reach-in refrigerator or walk-in cooler. [COS] PIC relocated chicken to walk-in to properly complete cooling process.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes 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)
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- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer 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
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 80 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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