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Grade AChinese

Chop Guitar

142-38 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, Queens, 11354

Should you eat here?

Caution — a pest-related violation was found at the latest inspection (8 months ago).

Last inspected Nov 19, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Nov 19, 2025

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

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

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

    Critical

  • Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

    Shellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.

    Critical

  • An issue with how food is prepared, protected, or handled during service.

    Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

    Critical

  • Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

    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

  • Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

    Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

    Critical

  • A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

    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 liquid waste improperly disposed of.

  • A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

    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 underneath the unit.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Nov 19, 2025Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection8 (5 critical)
Feb 27, 2024Grade APre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection2 (1 critical)
Dec 7, 2023Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection8 (3 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 3×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 3×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
  • 2×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 1 rodent inspection on record, none finding rat activity.
  • 2 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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