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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
73/ 100 · 27 points taken off
9 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Dec 30, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Lhcf - The Terraces Of Los Gatos 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 - The Terraces Of Los Gatos?
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
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- No hot or cold water at a sink K21How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Observed the cottage cheese, salmon, chicken, and potato salad at 58, 59, 60, and 58 degrees F. [CA] The PHF must be…”
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestDec 30, 2025Routine inspection73 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 73 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Dec 30, 2025.
9 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 the cottage cheese, salmon, chicken, and potato salad at 58, 59, 60, and 58 degrees F. [CA] The PHF must be kept at 41 degrees F and below. If TPHC will be used then provide written procedures and time marking for PHFs utilizing time as a public health control (TPHC). [CA] PHFs held for dispensing in serving lines and salad bars may be maintained above 41°F, but not above 45°F, during periods not to exceed 12 hours in any 24-hour period only if the unused portions are disposed of at or before the end of this 24 hour period. [COS] The kitchen supervisor chose to discard the PHFs.
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 (8)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Observed clean utensils stored in plastic bins that are soiled with small debris and food particles. [CA] Wash and sanitize the containers and utensils and keep the clean utensils in clean containers.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
A kitchen hand sink hot water did not read above 89 degrees F hot water. [CA] The hot water must be able to reach 100 degrees F. This is the hand sink that leaks and puddles in front of the sink. Use the properly working hand washing sinks until this one can be repaired.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
The table under the beverage machines is soiled. [CA] clean and sanitize 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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No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
The dish washing sink is leaking. [CA] Repair the leaking plumbing at the hand sink.
Food Code 5-205.15
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
Backflow test on file
In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
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The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The hand sink was blocked with a garbage bin. [CA] Keep the hand sink unblocked and easily accessible. [COS] The garbage was placed somewhere else
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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Pests inside, or a way in for them
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
In the beverage service area there are insect glue boards under the beverage equipment that are smashed and full of insects. [CA] Discard the glue boards that are full of insects and clean and sanitize the area.
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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Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
Th pull out drawers on the far right end at the cook line does not have a thermometer. [CA] Provide a thermometer in the unit.
Food Code 4-203.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Ice-water method
- 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
- 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
- 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
- 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.
Using and cleaning it
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Thermometers and calibration
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
The small utensil and equipment storage room floor is soiled and has accumulated debris. [CA] Clean the storage room floor.
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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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
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Pests inside, or a way in for them Read the free guide
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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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
- 73 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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