Shobu Ramen & Izakaya

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 11, 2025
• address153-15 Union Turnpike, Queens 11367
• cuisineJapanese
• phone7318030906

Is Shobu Ramen & Izakaya clean?

Shobu Ramen & Izakaya is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 11, 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 Shobu Ramen & Izakaya?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2025, 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
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
• 🚿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 Shobu Ramen & Izakaya last inspected?

Shobu Ramen & Izakaya has 1 inspection on record going back to December 11, 2025, averaging 11 points.

Shobu Ramen & Izakaya vs Kew Gardens Hills

Kew Gardens Hills runs 82% clean across 49 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 4 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 49 spots Cooked tracks in Kew Gardens Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 58% 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 December 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.