Cooked?Itaewon Pocha
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 14, 2026 →
- address28 West 32 Street, Manhattan 10001
- cuisineKorean
- phone9175664340
Is Itaewon Pocha clean?
Itaewon Pocha is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 14, 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 Itaewon Pocha?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🦪shellfish with no paper trailcriticalShellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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 Itaewon Pocha last inspected?
Itaewon Pocha has 3 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2023, averaging 13 points.
April 14, 2026 A
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View full inspection →September 2, 2025 Score 17
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View full inspection →December 5, 2023 A
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View full inspection →Itaewon Pocha vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 83% clean across 2,302 tracked restaurants — 1,604 clean, 93 mid, 234 cooked.
Against the 2,302 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 April 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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