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Rai Rai Ken
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 15, 2026
- address1467 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10027
- cuisineJapanese
- phone9176393342
Is Rai Rai Ken clean?
Rai Rai Ken is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 15, 2026. 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 Rai Rai Ken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧽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 Rai Rai Ken last inspected?
Rai Rai Ken has 5 inspections on record going back to May 11, 2024, averaging 4 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| April 15, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| July 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| May 13, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| May 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
Rai Rai Ken vs Manhattanville
Manhattanville runs 74% clean across 49 tracked restaurants — 34 clean, 4 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 49 spots Cooked tracks in Manhattanville, this one comes out cleaner than 57% 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 April 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.