River Japanese Cuisine

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 8, 2026
• address37-18 Main Street, Queens 11354
• cuisineJapanese
• phone7183218981

Is River Japanese Cuisine clean?

River Japanese Cuisine is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 8, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at River Japanese Cuisine?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.

When was River Japanese Cuisine last inspected?

River Japanese Cuisine has 1 inspection on record going back to June 8, 2026, averaging 11 points.

River Japanese Cuisine vs Flushing

Flushing runs 64% clean across 625 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 60 mid, 132 cooked.

Against the 625 spots Cooked tracks in Flushing, this one comes out cleaner than 68% 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 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.