Ikigai

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 8, 2024 →
• address87 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn 11217
• cuisineJapanese
• phone9292934193

Is Ikigai clean?

New York currently lists Ikigai as grade pending, following an inspection on July 8, 2024 that scored 10 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Ikigai?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
• 🚿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.
• 🛠️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 Ikigai last inspected?

Ikigai has 2 inspections on record going back to July 2, 2024, averaging 28 points.

Ikigai vs Fort Greene

Fort Greene runs 76% clean across 151 tracked restaurants — 104 clean, 9 mid, 24 cooked.

Against the 151 spots Cooked tracks in Fort Greene, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 July 8, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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