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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
13point violations
2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Health department inspection, Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · Apr 14, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Itaewon Pocha got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on Sep 2, 2025.
Compared with 21,170 New York City food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Itaewon Pocha?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing 03BHow to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning 10FHow to fixFix it
Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
We review New York City health data to make this report. We are not the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missingThe health department found: “Shellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.”
Then the next one: Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 4-301.12.
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Inspections
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 4 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026
The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 other).
NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.
Every visit
LatestApr 14, 2026Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection13 points (A)
This one: 13 points (A), inspected Apr 14, 2026.
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing
The department's words
03B Shellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
10F 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.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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EarlierSep 2, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection17 points
3 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
04M Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
The department's words
08A Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
EarlierDec 5, 2023Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection10 points (A)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
10E Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
10F 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.
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
10G Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
EarlierDec 5, 2023Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Providing single-use plastic stirrers or single-use plastic splash sticks.
The department's words
19-05 Providing single-use plastic stirrers or single-use plastic splash sticks.
Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
What you can do
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Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
Zero points means the inspector found no problems. New York City adds points for each problem. Big ones, the kind most likely to make someone sick, add more.
Inspectors add points for each problem they find. 0 to 13 points is an A, 14 to 27 a B, 28 or more a C.
- Listed as
- Korean
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Result
- 13 points (A)
- Source
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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