Gyu-Kaku

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 27, 2026
• address321 West 44 Street, Manhattan 10036
• cuisineJapanese
• phone6466929115

Is Gyu-Kaku clean?

Gyu-Kaku is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 27, 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 Gyu-Kaku?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🛠️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.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

When was Gyu-Kaku last inspected?

Gyu-Kaku has 4 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2023, averaging 14 points.

Gyu-Kaku vs Clinton

Clinton runs 76% clean across 596 tracked restaurants — 410 clean, 33 mid, 100 cooked.

Against the 596 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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.

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 April 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.