Cooked?Nakaji
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 24, 2026 →
- address48A Bowery, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineJapanese
- phone3477082882
Is Nakaji clean?
Nakaji is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 24, 2026. 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 Nakaji?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was Nakaji last inspected?
Nakaji has 3 inspections on record going back to November 16, 2022, averaging 9 points.
July 24, 2026 A
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View full inspection →June 25, 2024 A
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View full inspection →November 16, 2022 A
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View full inspection →Nakaji vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 75% clean across 685 tracked restaurants — 450 clean, 46 mid, 105 cooked.
Against the 685 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 July 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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