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NEW CHINA 2, INC.

3533 N WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60618

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-11-19; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

13 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-11-19), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-11-19: Canvass

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS HANGING ABOVE THE FRONT PREP HAND SINK.
  • Not Critical: CHI-40 — PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: COOK NOTED WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR AT ALL TIMES.
  • Not Critical: CHI-41 — WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-43 — IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: KNIVES MUST NOT BE STORED BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST PROVIDE A WASHABLE KNIFE HOLDER OR STORE ON A CLEAN PREP SURFACE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-45 — SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE WASHROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST NOT USE USED FOOD TIN CANS AS A MEANS TO ELEVATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE AND PLUMBING UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  • Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINER OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD OR TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL.-----STOVE TOP AND SHELVING ABOVE THE GAS STOVE WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: LEAKS FROM BOTH THE HOT AND COLD HANDLES ON THE FRONT PREP (WEST) HAND SINK AND LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INTO A TIN CAN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MISSING AND DAMAGED BASEBOARD COVING ALONG THE REAR WALL AT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. MUST REPLACE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE, DIRT AND DEBRIS: UNDER THE COOKS LINE WOKS, FRYERS, GREASE TRAP. ALSO IN BOTH THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. UNDER ALL THE REAR METAL RACK SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.-----MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN THE WASHROOM AND STUFFED WITH PLASTIC BAGS. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER DRAIN COVER.
  • Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.

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