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Kings Of Kobe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 27, 2025
- address650 West 42 Street, Manhattan 10036
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6463705121
Is Kings Of Kobe clean?
Kings Of Kobe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 27, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Kings Of Kobe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Kings Of Kobe last inspected?
Kings Of Kobe has 2 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2023, averaging 7 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 20, 2023 | Grade A | 2 pts |
Kings Of Kobe vs Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square
Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square runs 84% clean across 1,096 tracked restaurants — 773 clean, 50 mid, 100 cooked.
Against the 1,096 spots Cooked tracks in Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 August 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.