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Wagamama
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 22, 2024
- address605 3 Avenue, Manhattan 10158
- cuisineAsian/Asian Fusion
- phone6466502602
Is Wagamama clean?
Wagamama is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 22, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Wagamama?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 22, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🤒sick worker near the foodcriticalFood worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
When was Wagamama last inspected?
Wagamama has 3 inspections on record going back to April 15, 2022, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 8, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| April 15, 2022 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Wagamama vs Turtle Bay-East Midtown
Turtle Bay-East Midtown runs 83% clean across 605 tracked restaurants — 448 clean, 33 mid, 60 cooked.
Against the 605 spots Cooked tracks in Turtle Bay-East Midtown, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 November 22, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.