Iron Chef House

92 Clark Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Japanese / Sushi

Last inspected: Mar 14, 2025

Score

Medium Risk NYC Grade: B

Iron Chef House appears in inspection records four times, starting in 2022. The most recent visit was on Mar 14, 2025. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.

Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits.

The most common issue across all inspections has been hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F, showing up three times.

Compared to other Brooklyn restaurants (averaging 77), there's room to close the gap. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Mar 14, 2025

Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.

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Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

06E

Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.

02B

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.

10F

Jun 28, 2024

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

1 critical violation.

View 1 violation

Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (frsa) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. frsa flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, phorid flies and fruit flies.

04N

Dec 13, 2022

Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

3 critical violations. 1 minor violation.

View 4 violations

Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.

02B

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

04L

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.

02G

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

08A

Jun 1, 2022

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

6 critical violations. 2 minor violations.

View 8 violations

Hot food item not held at or above 140º f.

02B

Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º f to 70º f or less within 2 hours, and from 70º f to 41º f or less within 4 additional hours.

02H

Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (frsa) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and phorid flies.

04N

Cold food item held above 41º f (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºf) except during necessary preparation.

02G

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

04H

Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.

06F

Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. unacceptable material used. non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

10F

Facility not vermin proof. harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.

08A

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Iron Chef House last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Iron Chef House on file is from Mar 14, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Iron Chef House?

Across the inspection record, hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Iron Chef House.

How does Iron Chef House compare to other restaurants in Brooklyn?

Iron Chef House most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Brooklyn average of 77.

Has Iron Chef House's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Recent inspections at Iron Chef House have produced about the same number of violations as earlier ones, holding around three per visit.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Iron Chef House means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

How often is Iron Chef House inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Iron Chef House is inspected roughly once per year on average.

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