At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
90/ 100 · 10 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Sep 22, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Korea Garden 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 Korea Garden?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies K23How to fixFix it
- No person in charge on duty K01How 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: Equipment in poor repairThe county found: “Rubber seal/gasket on the door of the 3 door prep cooler observed damaged. [Corrective Action] Repair or replace the…”
Then the next one: Pests seen inside: fruit flies
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 4-603.16.
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0 of 3 done
What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
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 2 times in the last 12 months (2 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (12 → 10). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestSep 22, 2026Routine inspection90 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 90 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 22, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Rubber seal/gasket on the door of the 3 door prep cooler observed damaged. [Corrective Action] Repair or replace the rubber seal/gasket.
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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Pests seen inside: fruit flies
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Fruit flies observed in the kitchen especially by dishwasher machine. [Corrective Action] Eliminate fruit flies using safe methods.
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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Are you Korea Garden? Fix it
The department's words
K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
Observed expired Food Handler's Card. [Corrective Action] Ensure employees maintain Food Handler's Card current and valid.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Wall cover/sheet by the ice machine observed separated from the wall. [Corrective Action] Maintain wall in good condition.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Are you Korea Garden? Fix it
EarlierJan 15, 2026Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1. Observed newly installed tilt skillet and gas griller at the cookline. [Corrective Action] Ensure new equipments are approved by this department. Contact the Plan Check Program at this department at [phone] for information on plan check submittal. 2. Observed broken rubber seals on the doors of the 3 door prep cooler in the kitchen. [Corrective Action] Repair or replace the rubber seals.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Observed water leak under the prep sink. [Corrective Action] Repair to stop the leak.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Containers of food partially blocking the handwash sink in the service area. Jug of water and electric kettle observed stored under the paper towel dispenser making it difficult to access paper towels. [Corrective Action] Maintain handwash sink easily accessible at all times. . Ensure no items are stored under the paper towel dispenser for easy access to paper towels.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
Observed food prep (rinsing fruits) in the 3 compartment warewash sink. [Corrective Action] Conduct food prep at the designated food prep sink.
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Chlorine sanitizer concentration in the the dishwasher was measured at 0 ppm. [Corrective Action] Maintain chlorine sanitizer concentration at 50 ppm in the dishwasher. Facility may temporarily wash utensils in the dishwasher then sanitize in the 3 compartment sink.
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.
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Pests seen inside: fruit flies Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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About this record
Opens the county's own page for this place.
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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