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Santa Clara County, CA

Bonchon

260 Castro St

Last inspected Sep 24, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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SteadyThe last two inspections recorded a similar number of violations. Review the dated records below.

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2 inspections

Routine Inspection

Sep 24, 2025

Pass

3 recorded violations

minorCode K36Equipment and utensils

Official wording

Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use

Inspector’s notes

a knife stored between prep table cooler and work table [CA]properly store utensils to prevent contaminatioin

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Equipment, utensils, thermometers, cutting boards, or single-use items were not in good condition, not the right type, or not stored properly.

More about equipment or utensil issues
minorCode K38Facility maintenance

Official wording

Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use

Inspector’s notes

grime build up on ventilation hood filters [CA]maintain hood filters free of grime build up

In plain English

Floors, walls, ceilings, lighting, ventilation, or garbage areas needed repair or cleaning. These are usually less urgent than food-handling problems but still need to be fixed.

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minorCode K40Cleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Wiping cloths: properly used, stored

Inspector’s notes

a wiping cloth on work table [CA]maintain wiping clothes in sanitizing solution when not in use

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

More about cleaning or sanitizing problems

Official record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Sep 24, 2025 · Original Source

Routine Inspection

Dec 30, 2024

Pass

3 recorded violations

minorCode K36Equipment and utensils

Official wording

Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use

Inspector’s notes

Scoop handles in rice bag observed to be in direct contact with raw rice.[CA] Store scoop handle in such a way that the handle does not come in direct contact with food to prevent contamination.

In plain English

Equipment, utensils, thermometers, cutting boards, or single-use items were not in good condition, not the right type, or not stored properly.

More about equipment or utensil issues
criticalCode K07Food temperature

Official wording

Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

Inspector’s notes

1) Upright warming cabinet measured to have: -Fried flats at 125F -Fried drums at 129F -Ambient temperature at 131F Per cook wings are only kept for short period of time and kept track on 2 hour timer and were made about 20-30 minutes prior. Timer read 2:00 hours remaining with no labels are markings when timer was inspected. When asked cooked did not have answer for procedure if wings exceeded 2 hour time period. No SOPs were available for review. 2) Single service coleslaw containers measured to be 55F and stored at room temperature by service area. Per cook items are kept there for lunch rush and refreshed after 12PM. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below for cold holding or at 135°F or above for hot holding. PHFs may be held on time as a public health control (TPHC) for up to 4 hours out of temperature and then discarded. When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a public health control, PHFs shall be time marked to indicate when item is removed from temperature control, discarded if not consumed or served within 4 hours, and written procedures shall be readily available for review. [COS] 1) Per cook, wings were made in the last 20 minutes. 2 hour timer was set and cook understoon PHFs shall be discarded at the end of 4hours. Facility shall submit SOPs for TPHC and have SOPs on site available for review. 2) Only 3 single serving containers of coleslaw left in container. Coleslaw shall be kept on time for 4 hours (until 4PM) and then discarded if not consumed.

In plain English

Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.

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minorCode K14Cleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized

Inspector’s notes

Sheet trays, tongs, and brushes for fried chicken by upright warmer observed to be used on contact with PHFs. Tongs by wok and cookline observed to be in bucket of dirty water. Per cook, utensils at cookline are changed every 2 hours with timer. Timer observed to not be set. [CA] In use preparation surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned at least every 4 hours or as required. [COS] Per employee trays and tongs brushes were recently changed after lunch rush. Tongs and utensils at cookline were replaced with new clean utensils.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

More about cleaning or sanitizing problems

Official record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Dec 30, 2024 · Original Source

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