I Love Bibimbap

• last posted gradeGrade A · October 31, 2024
• inspection score63 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 11, 2026 →
• address1049 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan 10032
• cuisineKorean
• phone6463988177

Is I Love Bibimbap clean?

I Love Bibimbap is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on March 11, 2026. That inspection scored 63 points and cited 3 critical violations. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected. The last grade the city posted here was A on October 31, 2024, before the closure.

What did inspectors find at I Love Bibimbap?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Food preparation area, food storage area, or other area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.
• 🧽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.
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  Sewage disposal system is not provided, improper, inadequate or unapproved.

When was I Love Bibimbap last inspected?

I Love Bibimbap has 3 inspections on record going back to August 1, 2023, averaging 33 points.

I Love Bibimbap vs Washington Heights South

Washington Heights South runs 76% clean across 211 tracked restaurants — 140 clean, 14 mid, 30 cooked.

Against the 211 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 March 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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