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Gong Cha
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 7, 2025
- address108 Meserole Avenue, Brooklyn 11222
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone8148975692
Is Gong Cha clean?
Gong Cha is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 7, 2025. 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 Gong Cha?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Failure to maintain a sufficient supply of single-use, non-compostable plastic straws.Failure to maintain a sufficient supply of single-use, non-compostable plastic straws.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🕳️conditions that attract pestsGarbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance.
When was Gong Cha last inspected?
Gong Cha has 3 inspections on record going back to September 12, 2022, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 20, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| September 12, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 5 pts |
Gong Cha vs Greenpoint
Greenpoint runs 80% clean across 309 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 17 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 309 spots Cooked tracks in Greenpoint, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 January 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.