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Sushi Gama
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score41 pts
- critical violations5
- last inspectedMarch 6, 2025
- address1403 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10021
- cuisineJapanese
- phone2128792393
Is Sushi Gama clean?
New York currently lists Sushi Gama as grade pending, following an inspection on March 6, 2025 that scored 41 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on August 3, 2022.
What did inspectors find at Sushi Gama?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🧼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.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Sushi Gama last inspected?
Sushi Gama has 3 inspections on record going back to August 3, 2022, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
| May 14, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| August 3, 2022 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Sushi Gama vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
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Against the 316 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 March 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.