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Gong Cha
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 8, 2025
- address61-35 Junction Boulevard, Queens 11374
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone7182717372
Is Gong Cha clean?
Gong Cha is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 8, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Gong Cha?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧤food-handling slipcriticalTobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Gong Cha last inspected?
Gong Cha has 3 inspections on record going back to October 17, 2022, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| November 1, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 17, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
Gong Cha vs Rego Park
Rego Park runs 84% clean across 71 tracked restaurants — 56 clean, 3 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 71 spots Cooked tracks in Rego Park, this one comes out cleaner than 55% of them.
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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 May 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.