Raku Japanese

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedMarch 13, 2023
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 11, 2024 →
• address57 West 76 Street, Manhattan 10023
• cuisineJapanese
• phone2128731220

Is Raku Japanese clean?

Raku Japanese currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on March 13, 2023 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on October 11, 2024 scoring 9 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 1 critical violation — 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 Raku Japanese?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 11, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.

When was Raku Japanese last inspected?

Raku Japanese has 6 inspections on record going back to July 25, 2022, averaging 20 points.

Raku Japanese vs Upper West Side

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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 October 11, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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