Hibachi Express

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 17, 2025 →
• address536 East 14 Street, Manhattan 10009
• cuisineChinese/Japanese
• phone9172617701

Is Hibachi Express clean?

Hibachi Express is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 17, 2025. 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 Hibachi Express?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

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

When was Hibachi Express last inspected?

Hibachi Express has 5 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2023, averaging 15 points.

Hibachi Express vs East Village

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Against the 742 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 70% 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.

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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 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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