Garden City
BiteKarma BiteKarma

Sarku Japan

630 Old Country Rd - Sp# Fb12, Garden City, NY 11530

Passed re-check · Jan 27, 2026 Directions
85
Good BiteKarma score 85 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jan 27, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
  • Keeps coming up: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean, cited 3 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 2 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jan 27

    Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
  3. Passed Jan 13

    Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
    • Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
    • Minor Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
    • Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Aug 28

    Inspection

    6 violations
    • Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • Minor Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
    • Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Minor Improper thawing procedures used
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Dec 16

    Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
    • Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
    • Minor Insects, rodents present