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Chen's Express Kitchen

223 East 14 Street, New York City, NY 10003 · Manhattan · Chinese

Passed all 3 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
3
3 passed (3 w/ conditions)
Last Inspected
2025-07-21
Pass Rate
200%
0 failures
Score
80/100
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What You Should Know
3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-07-21
No closures across all 3 inspections on record
5 sanitation violations found across 3 inspections
2 pest activity violations found across 1 inspection
Types of Issues Found
Sanitation critical 5×
Pest Activity critical 2×
Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Other critical 1×
Employee Hygiene minor 1×
Inspection History
2025-07-21 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 5
critical Sanitation

Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

minor Pest Activity

Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

critical Pest Activity

Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh fl

minor Sanitation

Non-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 under

minor Plumbing & Waste

Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liq

2024-03-26 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 3
minor Sanitation

Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

minor Sanitation

Non-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 under

critical Other

Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

2024-02-12 violations cited Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
2
minor Employee Hygiene

Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.

minor Sanitation

Non-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 under

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