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Raku Japanese
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 13, 2023
- address57 West 76 Street, Manhattan 10023
- cuisineJapanese
- phone2128731220
Is Raku Japanese clean?
Raku Japanese is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 13, 2023. 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 Raku Japanese?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Raku Japanese last inspected?
Raku Japanese has 6 inspections on record going back to July 25, 2022, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 9 pts |
| March 13, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| February 22, 2023 | closed by the city | 54 pts |
| September 28, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 14 pts |
| August 9, 2022 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| July 25, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
Raku Japanese vs Upper West Side
Upper West Side runs 81% clean across 416 tracked restaurants — 315 clean, 20 mid, 56 cooked.
Against the 416 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 65% of them.
Other spots in Upper West Side
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 March 13, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.