At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
91/ 100 · 9 points taken off
4 problems found · Routine county inspection · Apr 17, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Lin 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 Lin Garden?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair K45How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How 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
For Lin Garden's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repairThe county found: “The floor around the sinks is soiled with grime and build up. [CA] Thoroughly scrape all of the grime off of the floor…”
Then the next one: Hand sink not ready to use
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 6-501.112.
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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use
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0 of 3 done
Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
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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).
Fewer points taken off than last time (20 → 9). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestApr 17, 2026Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 91 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 17, 2026.
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
The floor around the sinks is soiled with grime and build up. [CA] Thoroughly scrape all of the grime off of the floor and keep it clean.
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
Are you Lin Garden? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The hand sink had dishes in it upon arrival. [CA] Keep the hand sink clear and readily accessible and do not use it for any other purpose besides hand washing. [COS] The owner took the items out of the sink.
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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Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
There are plastic to-go containers being used as scoops and kept in the bulk food bins. [CA] Use scoops with handles and if they are kept in the bin then be sure that the handle does not touch the food inside. They must be kept upright so the handle doesnt touch the food in the bin.
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
Are you Lin Garden? Fix it
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
The back door is normally left open. [CA] Close the gap under the screen door and main door if needed.
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
Are you Lin Garden? Fix it
EarlierJul 18, 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.
EarlierJun 6, 2025Routine inspection80 out of 100 (Green placard)
6 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
The front True brand refrigerator is at 62 degrees F. The containers of tofu checked were at 55-60 degrees F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. The tofu was thrown into the garbage by the owner. Discontinue using this refrigerator for PHF until it can hold food at 41 degrees F and below.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (5)
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Observed wiping towels left on the table tops. [CA] The used wiping towels must be stored in the sanitizer bucket between each use.
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 the back door and screen door left. The screen door does not reach the bottom so there is about a 6 inch gap. [CA] The door needs to remain closed or repair the screen door and close the gaps to help keep out rodents and insects.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed black grease and grime and food particles on the floor under equipment, against the walls. [CA] Thoroughly clean the floors and walls.
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed rodent droppings on and below the hot water heater.[CA] Thoroughly clean and sanitize the areas and surrounding areas. According to the owners there was a rodent issue in the building and it has since been taken care of. Clean up the droppings and protect food from possible contamination. Obtain pest control service. A reinspection will be conducted.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The hand sink had a bowl of shrimp draining in it. [CA] The hand sink must be kept accessible only for hand washing. Use the food prep sink for food prep activities. [CA] Bowl removed from the sink and washed.
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
As a customer of Lin Garden, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
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
- 91 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.