Chuko

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 17, 2024 →
• address565 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn 11238
• cuisineJapanese
• phone3474259570

Is Chuko clean?

Chuko is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 17, 2024. 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 Chuko?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 17, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️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.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
• 🧽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.

When was Chuko last inspected?

Chuko has 2 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2022, averaging 21 points.

Chuko vs Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights runs 78% clean across 140 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 10 mid, 19 cooked.

Against the 140 spots Cooked tracks in Prospect Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 64% of them.

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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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 May 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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