New China Express

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: NOTED TOP INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN ADN SANITIZE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 16
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: NOTED IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER: 2 LARGE BINS OF NOODLES47.3 F AND 50.5 F, CHICKEN 55.9 F, MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROX. 50 LBS VALUED AT $60. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS (RICE, FRIED CRAB RANGOON & EGG ROLLS, CHICKEN & NOODLES) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT'S NAME AND DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISCARD DATE FOR REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS PLACED IN ALL COLD-HOLDING UNITS. PERSON IN CHARGE DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROX. 15 LBS VALUED AT $40 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
  code 23
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER NOT CLEAN. NOTED ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS, BLACK AND WHITE SUBSTANCE AND SHELVES WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE. RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE BY PAINT AND SEALING OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NOTED SLOW DRAIN AT KITCHENS SOUTH HANDSINK NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED FLOORS UNDERNEATH PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKSLINE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN ALL FLOORS IN KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 16, 2026: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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