New Grand Chinese Kitchen

December 23, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT HANDSINKS LOCATED IN (IN USE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA) HANDSINK OR WASHBOWL LOCATED INSIDE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK LOCATED AT REAR PREP/DISH HANDSINK OR WASHBOWL LOCATED IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030 (C). SEE ABOVE VIOLATION FOR CITATION INFORMATION.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS CHICKEN STORED INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AT 103F, 7 LBS BEEF AS WELL AS 10 LB CHICKEN STORED ON PREP TABLE NEAR COLD HOLD UNIT RANGING BETWEEN 49-60F DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AS REQUIRED. PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID FOOD ITEMS AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS, APPROXIMALTELY 375 LBS OF TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR 24 HOURS SUCH AS (EGGROLLS, CHICKEN, PORK RIBS, RICE, BEEF, NOODLES, FRIED CHICKEN STORED INSIDE WALK IN COOLER/ COOLING UNITS THROUGHOUT PREMISE WITHOUT DISCARD LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DISCARD DATE MARKING LABELS ON TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETER FOR 2 DOOR COOLING UNIT WITH COLD HOLD ATTACHED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED 70 OR MORE SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN CORNER NEAR LOTTERY, SCATTERED ON FLOOR ALONGSIDE WALK IN COOLER, BEHIND ALL ROLLING STORAGE CARTS CONTAINING WORKING INGREDIENTS ,REAR STORAGE AREA SURROUNDING FLOOR DRAINS, UNDER PREP TABLE WHERE RICE COOKERS ARE STORED AND IN BETWEEN UPRIGHT REFRIGERATION UNIT AND PREP TABLES AND ALONG WALL WHERE CAN POPS ARE STORED. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 35 SMALL BALACK LIVE FLIES FLYING NEAR FRONT PREPCPLUMBING FIXTURES, ON POP BOXES, AND CARBOARD BOXES.RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE, REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR OPEN DURING TIME OF INSPECTION INSTRUCTED TO KEEP DOOR CLOSED TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY TO FACILITY. • OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES ON COUNTER TOPS WHERE COVERED TOGO CONTAINERS, RESTAURANT PAPERWORK AND MISCELLANEUS LOTTERY MATERIALS ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID SPACES TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED IMPROPERLY ON STEAM / PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE INSIDE SANITIZING BUCKET WITH STRENGHT @ AT LEAST 50 PPM AND MAINTAIN.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED FOOD STORED INSIDE WALK IN COOLER IN GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOODS INSIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS ONLY.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA TO INCLUDE(COLD HOLD /2 DOOR COOLING UNITS, PREP TABLES, WOK, FRYERS, OVENS, RICE COOKERS, MICROWAVES, VEGETABLE SLICERS, ROLLING CARTS CONTAINING WORKING INGREDIENTS STORED BY REAR EXIT DOOR, SMOOTHIE MIXERS, BULK STORAGE BTUBS STORED IN PREP AS WELL AS WALK IN COOLER WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATED GREASE, DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT AND MOLDLIKE BUILD UP ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF SAID EQUIPMENT . INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BUILDUP, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD AND GRE4ASE DEBRIS UNDER WOK, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES THROUGHT PREMIS,AND ROLLING CARTS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. NOTED TRASH ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT DINING/WAITING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 2, 2025: 8 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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