Garden City Chinese Restaurant
22401 Merrick Blvd, Queens, NY 11413
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 5 of 6 graded inspections since 2022.
- Last inspected Feb 11, 2026: passed with 2 violations, 2 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F, cited 4 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- 3 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Passed Feb 11
Cycle Inspection
2 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer's refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- 2024
- Passed Nov 14
Cycle Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- Minor Nonfood-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
- Passed May 21
Cycle Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- 2023
- Passed May 25
Cycle Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer's refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor
- Minor Nonfood-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
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