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What happened?
79/ 100 · 21 points taken off
7 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Apr 14, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. The Villages Golf & Country Club 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 The Villages Golf & Country Club?
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- Marked critical: Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How to fixFix it
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong K39How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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Next: Hot food below 135°FThe county found: “Grilled chicken stored on the deli's steam table was measured below 120 °F. The chef said the chicken was cooked less…”
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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).
Every visit
LatestApr 14, 2026Routine inspection79 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 79 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Apr 14, 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
Grilled chicken stored on the deli's steam table was measured below 120 °F. The chef said the chicken was cooked less than an hour ago. [CA] All potentially hazardous foods like garlic in oil, cut melons, raw sprouts; cooked foods of plant origin; foods of animal origin and any other food capable of supporting the rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms or the slower growth of Clostridium botulinum shall always be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. The chef is told to either time code the food product to be used within four hours of preparation time, or reheat the product to 165 oF, and store it in the steam table. He reheated the chicken to 75 oF and store it on the steam table (SA).
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)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
There is an abundant dust accumulation on the restroom’s exhaust vent. [CA] Conduct a regular cleaning of the exhaust vent.
Food Code 4-602.13
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In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
There was no functional thermometer on one of the undercounter fridges located in front of the cook-line. [CA] To monitor the ambient air of the units, please install a functional thermometer on all refrigeration units.
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
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
There is no wet mop hanger by the janitorial sinks. [CA] Install a wet mop hanger by the janitorial sink. All wet mops must be hung on the wet mop hanger.
Food Code 6-101.11
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In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
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The department's words
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Employee working the mechanical dishwasher washed his hands for less than 10 seconds in between loading and taking out pans in the mechanical dishwasher. [CA] Employees must wash their hand for at least 25 seconds with warm water and soap and dry hands with single use towels. Employee washed his hand again.
Food Code 2-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
When to wash
- Before you start food work and before you put on gloves
- After the restroom (wash twice; see below)
- After touching your face, hair, nose or body
From Food Code 2-301.14
How to wash
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Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Some open bag food products were stored on the shelf in the dry storage area. [CA] Store all open bag food products in properly labeled bulk containers.
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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Food on the floor or under drips
The department's words
K30 Food storage: food storage containers identified
Some food products on boxes were stored directly on the floor or on milk crate back in the storage area. [CA] To prevent insect hiding and breading and for easy cleaning of the floor area, please store all food products at least six inches off the floor on an approved shelf or dunnage rack.
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
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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EarlierAug 22, 2025Routine inspection88 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The handwash station in back cook area and in the salad preparation station are not working. Plumbers are working to fix them. [CA] Fix the handwash stations immediately, and employees must be advised to wash hand in the other working handwash stations when needed.
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
K40 Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Couple of wet/soiled wiping cloths were stored on the counters. [CA] Wet/soiled wiping cloths must be stored in a bucket that has standard sanitizer concentration in between use which is 200 ppm quaternary ammonia or 100 ppm chlorine (bleach).
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Repeated violation: Some open bag food products were stored on the shelf in the dry storage area. [CA] Store all open bag food products in properly labeled bulk containers.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Some potentially hazardous food stored on one of the drawer fridge in the cook-line the preparation fridge in the salad preparation area were measured between 44 oF - 49 oF. [CA] All potentially hazardous foods like garlic in oil, cut melons, raw sprouts; cooked foods of plant origin; foods of animal origin and any other food capable of supporting the rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms or the slower growth of Clostridium botulinum shall always be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. The food products were stored on an ice bath.
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
One of the drawer fridge located in the cook-line and the preparation fridge located in the salad preparation station have ambient temperature higher than 45 oF. [CA] The ambient temperature of any refrigeration unit must be kept at or below 41 OF. Until the unit’s temperature adjusted to 41 OF or below, please do not solely use the unit to store any potentially hazardous foods.
EarlierFeb 17, 2025Routine inspection82 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
K05 Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properly
Employee working on the mechanical dishwasher was observed touching both clean and soiled dishes without washing hand in between. [CA] After loading the soiled dishes on the mechanical dishwasher, employee must wash hand before removing the washed utensils from the mechanical dishwasher. Employee must wash hand after handling soiled equipment or utensils, among other. The person in charge informed the employee to wash hand and rewash the utensils (COS).
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
Couple of wet/soiled wiping cloths were stored on the counters. [CA] Wet/soiled wiping cloths must be stored in a bucket that has standard sanitizer concentration in between use which is 200 ppm quaternary ammonia or 100 ppm chlorine (bleach).
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
K39 Thermometers provided, accurate
Working thermometer was missing from upright double door hot holding oven. [CA] Provide approved thermometer inside all the refrigeration units.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Couple of open cup employee drinks were stored on the preparation table and clean utensil storage shelves.. [CA] To prevent possible contamination, employees may only drink with covered cup container and store their drink in designated areas.
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
K27 Food separated and protected
Repeated violation: Some open bag food products were stored on the shelf in the dry storage area. [CA] Store all open bag food products in properly labeled bulk containers.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
K34 Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips
There was no approved high temperature measuring strip to measure the maximum temperature on the mechanical dishwasher. [CA] Provide approved high temperature measuring strips or a maximum registering dishwasher thermometer for the high temperature mechanical dishwasher.
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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- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Hands not washed when needed Read the free guide
- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Food on the floor or under drips Read the free guide
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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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