Kappo Masa

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedAugust 20, 2018
• inspection score22 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedMarch 11, 2020 →
• address976 Madison Avenue, Manhattan 10075
• cuisineJapanese
• phone2128239807

Is Kappo Masa clean?

Kappo Masa currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on August 20, 2018 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on March 11, 2020 scoring 22 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Kappo Masa?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.

When was Kappo Masa last inspected?

Kappo Masa has 4 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2017, averaging 14 points.

Kappo Masa vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill

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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, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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