Grade BJapanese

Kiku Sushi

453 7 AVENUE, Brooklyn, 11215

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (10 months ago).

Last inspected Oct 6, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Oct 6, 2025

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

    Critical
  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

  • Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.

    Cold 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.

    Critical

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Oct 6, 2025Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection3 (2 critical)
Aug 20, 2025Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (3 critical)
Mar 21, 2024Grade CCycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection0
Mar 18, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Re-inspection11 (7 critical)
Jun 26, 2023Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection6 (4 critical)
Dec 7, 2022Grade CCycle Inspection / Re-inspection9 (7 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 4×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 3×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
  • 2×A staff hygiene issue, such as handwashing, glove use, or bare-hand contact with food.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 3 rodent inspections on record, 3 finding rat activity.

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