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Kiku Japanese Cuisine
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 27, 2023
- address3838 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10312
- cuisineJapanese
- phone7186088589
Is Kiku Japanese Cuisine clean?
Kiku Japanese Cuisine is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 27, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Kiku Japanese Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🛠️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 Kiku Japanese Cuisine last inspected?
Kiku Japanese Cuisine has 3 inspections on record going back to May 24, 2022, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| February 27, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 24, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 15 pts |
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Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Eltingville runs 79% clean across 43 tracked restaurants — 30 clean, 2 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 43 spots Cooked tracks in Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Eltingville, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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.
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 February 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.