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New China Express, Inc
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 22, 2025
- address2101 E 71St St, Chicago 60649
Is New China Express, Inc clean?
New China Express, Inc is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 22, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at New China Express, Inc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OUTER APRON MUST BE REMOVE PRIOR TO ENTERING WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAINPersonal Cleanliness • OUTER APRON MUST BE REMOVE PRIOR TO ENTERING WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING WHERE WORN AND OR DISCOLORED INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • AIR DRYING RACK ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD OF DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD OF FOOD SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • AIR VENTS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETIL CLEAN AND MAINTAINAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • AIR VENTS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
When was New China Express, Inc last inspected?
New China Express, Inc has 35 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 4, 2024 | Fail | |
| November 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2021 | Fail | |
| May 20, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 28, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
New China Express, Inc vs South Shore
South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.
Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.