Blue Mountain

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedOctober 23, 2025
• inspection score32 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 28, 2026 →
• address396 3 Avenue, Manhattan 10016
• cuisineJapanese
• phone9173622982

Is Blue Mountain clean?

New York currently lists Blue Mountain as grade pending, following an inspection on September 28, 2026 that scored 32 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was C on October 23, 2025.

What did inspectors find at Blue Mountain?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  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.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  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.

When was Blue Mountain last inspected?

Blue Mountain has 6 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2024, averaging 31 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Blue Mountain vs Murray Hill-Kips Bay

Murray Hill-Kips Bay runs 78% clean across 383 tracked restaurants — 272 clean, 21 mid, 55 cooked.

Against the 383 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.

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  clean · September 28, 2026
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• ⏳ Dunkin Donuts
  cooked · July 13, 2026

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 September 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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