Nishiki Japanese Restaurant
501 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer, NY 12144
Passed · Dec 22, 2025 Directions
86
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 2 of 2 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Dec 22, 2025: passed with 7 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans, cited 2 times.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 2 visits
- 2025
- Passed Dec 22
Inspection
7 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Canned foods found in poor conditions (leakers, severe dents, rusty, swollen cans)
- Minor Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Minor Improper thawing procedures used
- Minor Improperly functioning on-site sewage disposal system, improper
- Minor Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- 2024
- Passed Dec 17
Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
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