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Ssam
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 18, 2024
- address170 Smith Street, Brooklyn 11201
- cuisineKorean
- phone9179091248
Is Ssam clean?
Ssam is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 18, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ssam?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
When was Ssam last inspected?
Ssam has 7 inspections on record going back to May 24, 2022, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 23, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| December 8, 2022 | Grade C | 10 pts |
| December 6, 2022 | closed by the city | 45 pts |
| December 5, 2022 | closed by the city | 16 pts |
| December 1, 2022 | closed by the city | 47 pts |
| May 24, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 60 pts |
Ssam vs DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill
DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill runs 85% clean across 407 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 19 mid, 38 cooked.
Against the 407 spots Cooked tracks in DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 18, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.