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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
79/ 100 · 21 points taken off
7 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Sep 9, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Lhcf - Palo Alto Post Acute 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 Lhcf - Palo Alto Post Acute?
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: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K44How to fixFix it
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food K27How 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: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Observed sliced cheese in a container on a clean dish rack. Temperature ranged from 49-65 degrees Fahrenheit. Per food…”
First step: If food is out of range
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 6-501.112.
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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).
Every visit
LatestSep 9, 2026Routine inspection79 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 79 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Sep 9, 2026.
7 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Observed sliced cheese in a container on a clean dish rack. Temperature ranged from 49-65 degrees Fahrenheit. Per food employee, sliced cheese was taken out less than 4 hours before temperature was taken. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Slice cheese was returned to 2-door upright cooler to cool to 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If food is out of range
- Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
- Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
- Unknown time or longer: throw it out.
Which foods need temperature control (TCS)
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Hot and cold holding
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Not critical (6)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
At time of inspection, one open kitchen window is missing screen. [CA] Openable windows shall be screened to prevent the entrance and harborage of animals, birds, and vermin. [COS] Window screen was replaced.
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
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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Observed bag of broccoli on drain board for clean dishes of 2-compartment sink and container of cheddar cheese on top of clean dish rack. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from possible contamination.
Food Code 3-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Top to bottom
- 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
- 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
- 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)
From Food Code 3-302.11
Keep raw meat types apart
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
At time of inspection, floor in kitchen and bathrooms are missing coving. [CA] The juncture of the floor and wall shall be coved with a 3/8-inch minimum radius coving and shall extend up the wall at least 4 inches.
Food Code 6-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed dead cockroach in monitoring trap and 8 flies in food facility. No sign of live cockroaches elsewhere. Reviewed most recent pest control report. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches or old droppings.
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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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
At time of inspection, food preparation sink is directly plumbed. [CA] Food preparation sink shall discharge liquid waste by means of indirect waste pipes into a floor sink or other approved type of receptor equipped with a minimum 1" air gap.
Food Code 5-205.15
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In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
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Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
K38 Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use
At time of inspection, kitchen windows were opened to reduce temperature in kitchen and a portable air conditioning unit was placed in the dry storage area. [CA] All areas of a food facility shall have sufficient ventilation to facilitate proper food storage and to provide a reasonable condition of comfort for each employee, consistent with the job performed by the employee.
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
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EarlierDec 3, 2025Routine inspection96 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
The food preparation sink drain pipe is directly plumbed. [CA] Food preparation sink shall discharge liquid waste by means of indirect waste pipes into a floor sink or other approved type of receptor equipped with a minimum 1" air gap.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Within the kitchen, observed non-sealed concrete floor areas. Non 3/8 inch cove base flooring exists throughout the kitchen and dry storage room. Within the restrooms, observed imitation wood, non-cove base flooring. [CA] The floor surfaces shall be smooth, of durable construction, and of nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable. The juncture of the floor and wall shall be coved with a 3/8-inch minimum radius coving and shall extend up the wall at least 4 inches.
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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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Pests seen inside: flies Read the free guide
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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100 means the inspector found no problems. Santa Clara County takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.
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- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 79 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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