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Palace Of Japan
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score18 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 2, 2025
- address3505 Johnson Avenue, Bronx 10463
- cuisineJapanese
- phone7185438833
Is Palace Of Japan clean?
Palace Of Japan is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 2, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Palace Of Japan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🌡️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 not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Palace Of Japan last inspected?
Palace Of Japan has 4 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2022, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2025 | Grade B | 18 pts |
| November 7, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| August 30, 2023 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| September 8, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
Palace Of Japan vs Spuyten Duyvil-Kingsbridge
Spuyten Duyvil-Kingsbridge runs 83% clean across 109 tracked restaurants — 85 clean, 11 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 109 spots Cooked tracks in Spuyten Duyvil-Kingsbridge, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 June 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.