Santa Clara County, CA

Ga - American Cafe

Name: Ga - American Cafe
Address: 2401 Agnew Rd, Santa Clara County, CA

2401 Agnew Rd

Last inspected Jul 8, 2026 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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Repeat problemsSerious findings or closures appear in two or more of the last three inspections. Review the dated records below.

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3 inspections

Routine Inspection

Jul 8, 2026

Pass

3 recorded violations

minorCode K38Facility maintenance

Official wording

Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use

Inspector’s notes

1) Oven observed to not be under ventilation hood. [CA] All cooking equipment will be kept underneath ventilation hood. 2)Gap observed in ventilation hood filter. Per operator filter is loosely fitting and was taken off to prevent falling hazard. [CA]Repair filter and ensure filters are fitted in the mechanical exhaust ventilation over cooking equipment, provide spacer or correct sized filters.

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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 K33Cleaning and sanitizing

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Nonfood contact surfaces clean

Inspector’s notes

Bottom of prep cooler by grill observed to have standing water and food debris. [CA] Clean cooler

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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.

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criticalCode K11Food temperature

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Proper reheating procedures for hot holding

Inspector’s notes

Chili measured to be 85F. Per employee chili was not reheated prior to being placed inside hot holding dispenser and bag was opened. [CA] RTE food from commercially processed, hermetically sealed container may be reheated to >135°F for hot holding. [COS] Chili was VC&D (see VC&D report) new bag of chili was reheated in hot water bath prior to being placed inside dispenser. Facility shall keep dispenser on to preheat unit.

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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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Official record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Jul 8, 2026 · Original Source

Routine Inspection

Jul 3, 2025

Pass

2 recorded violations

minorCode K07Food temperature

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Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

Inspector’s notes

Hot dog in an ice bath measured to be 49F. Ice bath observed to only have ice at the bottom of hot dog container. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below for cold holding. Ensure ice bath containers water and ice with enough ice water to submerge sides of PHF containers. [COS]Hot dogs were deep fried into corn dogs. Water and ice was added to ice bath for later hot dogs.

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criticalCode K08Other

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Time as a public health control; procedures & records

Inspector’s notes

Corn dogs observed to not be on TPHC log. Prepped foods observed to be under heat lamp and per SOPs , PHFs are kept on TPHC. Corn dogs measured to be 168F. [CA] 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] Corn dogs were added to TPHC log.

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An issue that does not fit the common categories. Check the official wording for details.

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Official record from Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Jul 3, 2025 · Original Source

Routine Inspection

Dec 26, 2024

Pass

1 recorded violation

minorCode K07Food temperature

Official wording

Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

Inspector’s notes

Grilled onions observed to be inside upright warming cabinet. Cabinet observed to be off. Onions measured to be 156F and per employee had been just cooked. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. Ensure equipment if operational and on to actively hold temperature. [COS] Warmer was turned on and onions will be checked if they need to be reheated once warmer is up to temperature.