New China Express, Inc
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 27, 2026 →
- address2101 E 71St St, Chicago 60649
Is New China Express, Inc clean?
New China Express, Inc is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at New China Express, Inc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
When was New China Express, Inc last inspected?
New China Express, Inc has 36 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
August 27, 2026 Fail
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View full inspection →October 22, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →January 15, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →January 11, 2024 Pass
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View full inspection →January 4, 2024 Fail
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View full inspection →November 28, 2023 Pass
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View full inspection →December 16, 2022 Pass
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View full inspection →May 17, 2022 Pass
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View full inspection →March 3, 2022 Pass
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View full inspection →June 14, 2021 Pass
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View full inspection →June 10, 2021 Fail
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View full inspection →May 20, 2020 Pass w/ Conditions
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New China Express, Inc vs South Shore
South Shore runs 71% clean across 140 tracked restaurants — 96 clean, 21 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 140 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 1% of them.
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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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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