Gong Cha

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score20 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 11, 2026 →
• address2655 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10314
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone7182009897

Is Gong Cha clean?

Gong Cha is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 11, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Gong Cha?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

When was Gong Cha last inspected?

Gong Cha has 4 inspections on record going back to July 2, 2024, averaging 16 points.

Gong Cha vs Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Heartland Village-Lighthouse Hill

Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Heartland Village-Lighthouse Hill runs 81% clean across 97 tracked restaurants — 72 clean, 1 mid, 16 cooked.

Against the 97 spots Cooked tracks in Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Heartland Village-Lighthouse Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 March 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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