China Moon for Sale, 'Not Because of Poor Health Inspections'

Open for a little more than a year, China Moon is for sale, said owner Yi Chen.

Chen took over the restaurant, which was formerly Great Wall, located at 259 Main St., in August of 2012. Great Wall had been permanently closed by the Board of Health due to numerous violations.

Earlier this year, China Moon, too, accumulated a series of violations that resulted in a public hearing for the restaurant. A poor inspection in January included 11 critical violations, including food left out at room temperature, unwrapped food, food with hair in it and dirty hood screens. A follow-up inspection in February resulted in five critical violations during the visit. Later that month, Board of Health members ordered China Moon to hire a consultant to clean up its act.

Chen told Patch that the decision to sell the restaurant was not related to the poor health inspections, but rather that, "It's too far from my house. I will probably open one closer to my house. I'm trying to find a new location."

Chen, who lives in Quincy and moved from Pennsylvania 15 years ago, has owned restaurants in Sharon and Framingham.