Sarku Japan Teriyaki & Sushi Express

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score27 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 3, 2025
• address133-36 Whitestone Expressway, Queens 11354
• cuisineJapanese
• phone7183590810

Is Sarku Japan Teriyaki & Sushi Express clean?

Sarku Japan Teriyaki & Sushi Express is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 3, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sarku Japan Teriyaki & Sushi Express?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🍽️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.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🚿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.

When was Sarku Japan Teriyaki & Sushi Express last inspected?

Sarku Japan Teriyaki & Sushi Express has 3 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2023, averaging 22 points.

Sarku Japan Teriyaki & Sushi Express vs Flushing

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Against the 625 spots Cooked tracks in Flushing, 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 September 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.