Kobeque

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedNovember 14, 2024
• inspection score22 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 16, 2026 →
• address11 West 32 Street, Manhattan 10001
• cuisineKorean
• phone3479228819

Is Kobeque clean?

Kobeque currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on November 14, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on April 16, 2026 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 2 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 Kobeque?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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 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 Kobeque last inspected?

Kobeque has 3 inspections on record going back to June 11, 2024, averaging 17 points.

Kobeque 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 38% 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 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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