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New China Town Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 24, 2026
- address207 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616
Is New China Town Restaurant clean?
New China Town Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at New China Town Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A HALF INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DOOR SWEEP TO COMPLETLY RODENT PROOF DOOR.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED A WIPING CLOTH ON THE COUNTER AND NOT INSIDE OF A SANITIZING SOLUTION; INSTRUCTED THAT WHEN CLOTH IS NOT IN USE TO STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF REACH IN FREEZER BEING USED TO STORE FOODS; INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE ONLY.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF REACH IN FREEZER BEING USED TO STORE FOODS; INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE ONLY.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE, BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE, WOK STATION, UNDER GRILL, PREP TABLES, REFRIGERATION UNITS AND SHELVES INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE HANDSINK IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA DRAINING SLOWLY; INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT SO THAT SINK DRAINS PROPERLY.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS AND WALLS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FAN ABOVE THE REAR EXIT DOOR IN THE KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE CEILING OF THE BASEMENT NEAR THE ICE MACHINE; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLE. OBSERVED A SMALL HOLE IN THE FLOOR NEAR THE ICE MACHINE; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLE IN FLOOR. • OBSERVED SEVERAL UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO AVOID CLUTTER.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE HOODED SYSTEM IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE HOODED SYSTEM IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.
When was New China Town Restaurant last inspected?
New China Town Restaurant has 21 inspections on record going back to September 23, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 19, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 25, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2024 | Fail | |
| May 16, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2022 | Fail | |
| November 15, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 2, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 6, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 24, 2019 | Fail |
New China Town Restaurant vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 March 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.