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Yakiniku Gen
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score36 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedSeptember 11, 2025
- address250 East 52 Street, Manhattan 10022
- cuisineJapanese
- phone2126021129
Is Yakiniku Gen clean?
Yakiniku Gen is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. 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 Yakiniku Gen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal 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.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Yakiniku Gen last inspected?
Yakiniku Gen has 5 inspections on record going back to March 13, 2024, averaging 28 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| September 11, 2025 | Grade C | 36 pts |
| June 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| February 13, 2025 | — | |
| March 13, 2024 | Grade C | 35 pts |
Yakiniku Gen 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 3% 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 September 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.