The Honjo Sushi

• gradeGrade C ⏳
• grade postedNovember 25, 2024
• inspection score27 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 22, 2025 →
• address6117 20 Avenue, Brooklyn 11204
• cuisineJapanese
• phone7187571081

Is The Honjo Sushi clean?

The Honjo Sushi currently carries Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on November 25, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on July 22, 2025 scoring 27 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads cooked 🪳; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at The Honjo Sushi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 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.
• 🛠️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.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal 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 The Honjo Sushi last inspected?

The Honjo Sushi has 3 inspections on record going back to October 30, 2024, averaging 32 points.

The Honjo Sushi vs Borough Park

Borough Park runs 68% clean across 121 tracked restaurants — 71 clean, 12 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 121 spots Cooked tracks in Borough Park, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 July 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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