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The Izakaya
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMarch 20, 2024
- address215 East 4 Street, Manhattan 10009
- cuisineJapanese
- phone6465245251
Is The Izakaya clean?
The Izakaya is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 20, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Izakaya?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalProperly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
- 🌡️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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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 The Izakaya last inspected?
The Izakaya has 3 inspections on record going back to December 8, 2021, averaging 34 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2024 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| February 27, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 66 pts |
| December 8, 2021 | Grade A | 11 pts |
The Izakaya vs East Village
East Village runs 77% clean across 732 tracked restaurants — 477 clean, 41 mid, 105 cooked.
Against the 732 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 20, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.