Chen's Express Kitchen
1148 Front Street, Uniondale, NY 11553
Passed re-check · Apr 10, 2026 Directions
84
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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Apr 10, 2026: passed with 4 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Garbage storage areas not properly constructed or maintained, creating a nuisance, cited 3 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2026
- Passed Apr 10
Re-Inspection
4 violations
- Minor Insects, rodents present
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
- Minor Garbage storage areas not properly constructed or maintained, creating a nuisance
- Minor Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Passed Mar 30
Inspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
- Minor Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Minor Insects, rodents present
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
- Minor Garbage storage areas not properly constructed or maintained, creating a nuisance
- 2025
- Passed Mar 26
Inspection
7 violations
- Minor Garbage storage areas not properly constructed or maintained, creating a nuisance
- Minor Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Minor Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Minor Dressing rooms dirty, not provided, improperly located
- Minor Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
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