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China Garden
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 9, 2026
- address1157 Broadway, Brooklyn 11221
- cuisineChinese
- phone7189194476
Is China Garden clean?
China Garden is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 9, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at China Garden?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueSwollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
When was China Garden last inspected?
China Garden has 5 inspections on record going back to September 6, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| January 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 5 pts |
| December 26, 2024 | Grade C | 30 pts |
| September 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| September 6, 2023 | Grade C | 29 pts |
China Garden vs Bushwick South
Bushwick South runs 78% clean across 202 tracked restaurants — 142 clean, 9 mid, 30 cooked.
Against the 202 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick South, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.
Other spots in Bushwick South
How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.