New China Town Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A HALF INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DOOR SWEEP TO COMPLETLY RODENT PROOF DOOR.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 41
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF REACH IN FREEZER BEING USED TO STORE FOODS; INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE ONLY.
  code 45
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HANDSINK IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA DRAINING SLOWLY; INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT SO THAT SINK DRAINS PROPERLY.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE HOODED SYSTEM IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 20, 2025: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings 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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