U Omakase

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedSeptember 7, 2023
• inspection score27 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 1, 2026 →
• address173 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn 11222
• cuisineJapanese
• phone9173368479

Is U Omakase clean?

U Omakase currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on September 7, 2023 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on August 1, 2026 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 clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at U Omakase?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧼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.
• 🛠️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.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was U Omakase last inspected?

U Omakase has 2 inspections on record going back to September 7, 2023, averaging 17 points.

U Omakase vs Greenpoint

Greenpoint runs 79% clean across 312 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 18 mid, 38 cooked.

Against the 312 spots Cooked tracks in Greenpoint, this one comes out cleaner than 72% 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 August 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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