Sogongdong Tofu & Bbq is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 31, 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 Sogongdong Tofu & Bbq?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🍽️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.
🧫equipment / surface issue
Thawing procedure improper.
🚿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.
⚠️Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
🛠️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 Sogongdong Tofu & Bbq last inspected?
Sogongdong Tofu & Bbq has 2 inspections on record going back to January 17, 2026, averaging 22 points.
date
result
score
January 31, 2026
Grade A
13 pts
January 17, 2026
no grade issued ⏳
30 pts
Sogongdong Tofu & Bbq vs Murray Hill
Murray Hill runs 66% clean across 222 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 24 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 222 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.
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 January 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.