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Love Korean Barbecue

Other food place · Manhattan, NY

2 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine health department inspection · Oct 15, 2025

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Love Korean Barbecue got about the same as most.

Compared with 21,170 New York City food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Love Korean Barbecue?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Marked critical: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food 04HHow to fixFix it
  2. Shelves and surfaces need cleaning 10FHow to fixFix it

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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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  1. Fix it together

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  3. Show what you did

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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 2-402.11, Food Code 3-501.13.

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Fix and log it: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

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Inspections

From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026

The health department lists no visits in the last 12 months.

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

  1. LatestOct 15, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection13 points (A)

    This one: 13 points (A), inspected Oct 15, 2025.

    2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      04H Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 3-302.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Top to bottom

      • 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
      • 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
      • 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)

      From Food Code 3-302.11

      Keep raw meat types apart

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Fridge and freezer storage order

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      Fix and log it now

      Are you Love Korean Barbecue? Fix 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

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Love Korean Barbecue? Fix it

  2. EarlierJun 6, 2024Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection12 points (A)

    3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Hair, rings or clothing not kept food-ready

      The department's words

      06A Personal 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.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

    Not critical (2)

    • Food thawed the wrong way

      The department's words

      09B Thawing procedure improper.

    • 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.

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

As a customer of Love Korean Barbecue, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

    Open the steps here

  2. Call Love Korean Barbecue

    Ask for the manager. Love Korean Barbecue can only fix what it knows about.

    Call Love Korean Barbecue: (646) 669-8147

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About this record

Search for the name on NYC Health's restaurant grades lookup.

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
Barbecue
Inspection type
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Result
13 points (A)
Source
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Questions about Love Korean Barbecue

When was Love Korean Barbecue last inspected?

The health department last inspected Love Korean Barbecue on Oct 15, 2025. It was a cycle inspection / initial inspection.

What did the health department find at Love Korean Barbecue?

The health department listed 2 violations on Oct 15, 2025: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food and Shelves and surfaces need cleaning.

How often does New York City inspect restaurants?

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Oct 15, 2025, the health department marked 1 as critical.