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HIGH RISK

SOBAYA

229 EAST 9 STREET, New York, NY 10003/Japanese

This restaurant has significant health inspection issues.

Multiple critical violations were found during recent inspections. Exercise caution.

SafeScore

32/100

Inspections

1

Last Inspected

Jan 2026

Critical

7

Analysis

Violation Breakdown

10 total

contamination
330%
pest
330%
temperature
220%
hygiene
110%
other
110%

Case History

Inspection Timeline

CriticalContamination

Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

Code 06D

CriticalPest

There are mice or signs of mice (like droppings or gnaw marks) somewhere in this restaurant, which means rodents may have come into contact with your food or the surfaces it's prepared on.

Code 04L

CriticalTemperature

Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) food not cooked to required minimum internal temperature. • Poultry, poultry parts, ground and comminuted poultry, all stuffing containing poultry, meats, fish or ratites to or above 165 °F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process • Ground meat, and food containing ground and comminuted meat, to or above 158 °F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process, except per individual customer request • Pork, any food containing pork to or above 150 °F for 15 seconds • Mechanically tenderized or injected meats to or above 155 °F. • Whole meat roasts and beef steak to or above required temperature and time except per individual customer request • Raw animal foods cooked in microwave to or above165 °F, covered, rotated or stirred • All other foods to or above 140 °F for 15 seconds; shell eggs to or above 145 °F for 15 seconds except per individual customer request.

Code 02A

CriticalHygiene

No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.

Code 05D

CriticalContamination

Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

Code 06C

CriticalTemperature

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.

Code 02G

CriticalOther

Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

Code 02B

MinorPest

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

Code 08A

MinorContamination

The restaurant has surfaces or equipment that are either made of materials that can harbor bacteria, are dirty, or are positioned in a way that makes it impossible to properly clean around, under, or behind them.

Code 10F

MinorPest

The restaurant was using unlabeled pesticides applied by someone without proper certification, and left open, accessible poison bait traps in the facility rather than the secured, tamper-proof kind required by law.

Code 08C

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Data sourced from public health inspection records. SafeScore is computed from inspection results, violation severity, trends, and consistency. All data is public record. Last updated based on jurisdiction reporting schedules.