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Ashbox
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 6, 2026
- address1154 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn 11222
- cuisineJapanese
- phone7183893222
Is Ashbox clean?
Ashbox is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 6, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ashbox?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating informationFailure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
When was Ashbox last inspected?
Ashbox has 3 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2023, averaging 5 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| June 26, 2024 | Grade A | 2 pts |
| March 15, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Ashbox vs Greenpoint
Greenpoint runs 80% clean across 309 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 17 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 309 spots Cooked tracks in Greenpoint, this one comes out cleaner than 73% of them.
Other spots in Greenpoint
How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.