New China 2

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 19, 2025
• address3533 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618

Is New China 2 clean?

New China 2 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 19, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at New China 2?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS HANGING ABOVE THE FRONT PREP HAND SINK.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS HANGING ABOVE THE FRONT PREP HAND SINK.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • COOK NOTED WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR AT ALL TIMES.
  Personal Cleanliness • COOK NOTED WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • KNIVES MUST NOT BE STORED BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST PROVIDE A WASHABLE KNIFE HOLDER OR STORE ON A CLEAN PREP SURFACE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • KNIVES MUST NOT BE STORED BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST PROVIDE A WASHABLE KNIFE HOLDER OR STORE ON A CLEAN PREP SURFACE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE WASHROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE WASHROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE USED FOOD TIN CANS AS A MEANS TO ELEVATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE AND PLUMBING UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINER OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD OR TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL.-----STOVE TOP AND SHELVING ABOVE THE GAS STOVE WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAKS FROM BOTH THE HOT AND COLD HANDLES ON THE FRONT PREP (WEST) HAND SINK AND LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INTO A TIN CAN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. • MISSING AND DAMAGED BASEBOARD COVING ALONG THE REAR WALL AT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. MUST REPLACE. • FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE, DIRT AND DEBRIS: UNDER THE COOKS LINE WOKS, FRYERS, GREASE TRAP. ALSO IN BOTH THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. UNDER ALL THE REAR METAL RACK SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.-----MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN THE WASHROOM AND STUFFED WITH PLASTIC BAGS. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER DRAIN COVER.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.

When was New China 2 last inspected?

New China 2 has 11 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2018.

New China 2 vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.

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• ✓ The Chicago House Of 'za Vegan Pizzeria
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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.