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Grade PendingJapanese

Otani

59 NASSAU STREET, Manhattan, 10038

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (5 weeks ago).

Last inspected Jun 30, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Jun 30, 2026

  • 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.

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

    Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.

    Critical

  • Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

    Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

    Critical

  • Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

    Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.

    Critical

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jun 30, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (3 critical)
Feb 13, 2026Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Reopening Inspection1
Feb 10, 2026Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection8 (6 critical)
May 20, 2025Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection9 (5 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 3×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 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.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

Around this address

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

  • 13 rodent inspections on record, none finding rat activity.
  • 2 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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