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Toyama Cuisine
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 23, 2024
- address5223 8 Avenue, Brooklyn 11220
- cuisineChinese/Japanese
- phone6462500227
Is Toyama Cuisine clean?
Toyama Cuisine is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 23, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Toyama Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 23, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🛠️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.
- 🚿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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
When was Toyama Cuisine last inspected?
Toyama Cuisine has 4 inspections on record going back to February 20, 2024, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 38 pts |
| December 23, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| February 20, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
Toyama Cuisine vs Sunset Park East
Sunset Park East runs 73% clean across 361 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 35 mid, 53 cooked.
Against the 361 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park East, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 23, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.