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Lius Taiwan Restaurant

Other food place · San Jose, CA

1 inspection

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

9 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Aug 13, 2025

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Lius Taiwan 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 Lius Taiwan Restaurant?

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  1. Marked critical: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
  2. Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
  3. No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it

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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.

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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 4-603.16.

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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 lists no visits in the last 12 months.

Every visit

  1. LatestAug 13, 2025Routine inspection73 out of 100 (Green placard)

    This one: 73 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Aug 13, 2025.

    9 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Hot food below 135°F

      The department's words

      K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

      Measured fried chicken at 56 F and cream sauce at 58 F within the side two door preparation fridge at the cook line. Ambient temperature of the unit measured at 55 F to 60 F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Chicken and cream sauce voluntarily discarded.

      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)

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Hot and cold holding

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    Not critical (8)

    • Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      Paper towels stored outside of dispensers at the cook line and employee restroom hand wash sinks. [CA] Paper towels shall be stored inside the dispenser to prevent potential contamination.

      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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    • No person in charge on duty

      The department's words

      K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

      Employees lack food handler cards. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire.

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

      Measured the ambient temperature of the two door preparation refrigerator at the cook line at 55 F to 60 F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below. Discontinue use of the unit to hold PHF's. Observed the re-use of soy sauce buckets to store varius food items within the dry storage and refrigerators. [CA] Food containers intended for single use shall not be reused. Use NSF containers with tight fitting lids.

      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

      Fix and log it now

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    • Food on the floor or under drips

      The department's words

      K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified

      Bulk food storage containers stored on the floor of the rear dry storage room. [CA] Food shall be stored at least 6 inches above the floor to prevent contamination.

      Food Code 3-305.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Where food may never be stored

      • Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
      • Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
      • Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.

      From Food Code 3-305.11

      Top to bottom

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Fridge and freezer storage order

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    • Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      K27 Food separated and protected

      Raw shell eggs stored above ready to eat lettuce within both walk in refrigerators. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from cross-contamination. Store all raw meat or other raw products of animal origin below ready-to-eat food items.

      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

      The frp wall surrounding the janitorial area is in disrepair. [CA] Securely attach frp to wall and seal cracks and crevices.

      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

      Fix and log it now

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    • Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

      The department's words

      K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized

      Measured the chlorine sanitizer concentration at 0 ppm within the warewashing machine (not actively in use). [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash machine at 50 PPM. [COS] Chlorine system primed. Concentration remeasured at 50 ppm. Observed the build-up of a mold like material on the inner panel of the ice machine (not in contact with ice). [CA] Clean and sanitize ice machine as needed to prevent the build-up of mold like materials.

      Food Code 4-602.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Clean first, then sanitize

      • 1. Scrape off food.
      • 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
      • 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).

      From Food Code 4-603.16

      When to clean food-contact surfaces

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      Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths

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    • Dish sink or dish machine not set up right

      The department's words

      K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips

      Facility lacks chlorine sanitizer test strips. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.

      Food Code 4-301.12

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Set up

      • 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
      • 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
      • 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.

      From Food Code 4-301.12

      Washing, step by step

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      The three-compartment sink, step by step

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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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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
73 out of 100 (Green placard)
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

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Questions about Lius Taiwan Restaurant

When was Lius Taiwan Restaurant last inspected?

The county last inspected Lius Taiwan Restaurant on Aug 13, 2025. It was a routine inspection.

What did the county find at Lius Taiwan Restaurant?

The county listed 9 violations on Aug 13, 2025: Hot food below 135°F; Hand sink not ready to use; and No person in charge on duty, and 6 more.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Aug 13, 2025, the county marked 1 as critical.