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Sarku Japan
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 14, 2025
- address200 Baychester Avenue, Bronx 10475
- cuisineJapanese
- phone7183201500
Is Sarku Japan clean?
Sarku Japan is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 14, 2025. 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 Sarku Japan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🛠️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.
When was Sarku Japan last inspected?
Sarku Japan has 3 inspections on record going back to August 3, 2022, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 12, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| August 3, 2022 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Sarku Japan vs Co-op City
Co-op City runs 81% clean across 78 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 5 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 78 spots Cooked tracks in Co-op City, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.
Other spots in Co-op City
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 May 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.