At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
19point violations
4 problems found · 3 marked critical · Routine health department inspection · Dec 29, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Ocean Sushi 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 Ocean Sushi?
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: Bare hands on ready-to-eat food 04CHow to fixFix it
- Marked critical: In-use utensils stored wrong 06EHow to fixFix it
- Marked critical: Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer 06FHow to fixFix it
Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Bare hands on ready-to-eat foodThe health department found: “Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not…”
First step: The rule
Then the next one: In-use utensils stored wrong
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-301.11, Food Code 3-304.12, Food Code 3-304.14, Food Code 3-501.13.
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Fix and log it: Bare hands on ready-to-eat food
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0 of 3 done
The rule
From Food Code 3-301.11
Logged
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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 visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
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
LatestDec 29, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection19 points
This one: 19 points, inspected Dec 29, 2025.
4 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Bare hands on ready-to-eat food
The department's words
04C Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-301.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
The rule
- Never touch ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Ready-to-eat means buns, bread, pastries, salad, cut fruit, cooked meat, desserts and ice.
- Use one of these instead:
- Tongs, spatulas or spoons
From Food Code 3-301.11
Using gloves the right way
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Gloves and no bare hands on ready-to-eat food
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Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
06E Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-304.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Serving utensils
- A separate utensil in every dish, with a handle long enough to stay out of the food.
- Between uses, rest it in one of six places: in the food with the handle up out of it; in a closed bin of dry food that is not TCS food; on a clean, sanitized spot; in running water (moist food like ice cream); in a clean, protected spot (a scoop for food that is not TCS food); or in water at 135°F or above. Never on the bare table, a towel or in another dish.
- Change it when dropped, used in another dish, or touched at the food end, and at least every 4 hours.
From Food Code 3-304.12
Clean plates and no re-serving
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Buffets and self-service
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Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
06F Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-304.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Keep the bucket strong
- Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
- Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
- Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.
From Food Code 3-304.14
Keep cloths apart
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Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets
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Not critical (1)
Food Code 3-501.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
4 safe ways
- 1. In the fridge (best): on the bottom shelf in a pan, at 41°F or below. Plan about 1 day per 4–5 pounds.
- 2. Under cold running water: fully covered by water that is 70°F or colder, in a clean sink. Cook right away.
- 3. In the microwave: then cook right away.
- 4. As part of cooking: cook straight from frozen. Allow about 50% more time and probe to the usual temperature.
From Food Code 3-501.13
Never
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Thawing frozen food
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Are you Ocean Sushi? Fix it
EarlierJul 24, 2024Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection8 points (A)
3 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (3)
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
08C Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
10D Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
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
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Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Bare hands on ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- In-use utensils stored wrong Read the free guide
- Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer Read the free guide
- Food thawed the wrong way Read the free guide
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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
- Japanese
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Result
- 19 points
- Source
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (opens the department's site) .
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