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latest grade status Z (grade pending) on 2026-08-31; critical: 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 hel | Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas. | Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer","observed_at":"2026-08-31","valid_from":null,"valid_until":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-09-26","record_id":"50099576","confidence":1.0},{"attr":"website","value":"http://kokuramen.com/","evidence_type":"directory_category","source":"overture","source_url":"http://kokuramen.com/","evidence":"Overture place 8eef438a-55e8-47b8-9cde-6e260cca8800 (Koku Ramen), match score 3.00, 19m","observed_at":"2026-09-26","valid_from":null,"valid_until":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-09-26","record_id":null,"confidence":0.9999381296038627}],"profile_built":"2026-09-26","history":[{"date":"2024-11-15","event":"Liquor license added: beer_wine","source":"nys_sla","evidence":"License 0240-22-101490 originally issued 2024-11-15","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2024-08-19","event":"Health grade added: A","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2024-08-19","recovered_from_source_dates":true}],"last_changed":"2024-11-15","summary":"Beer and wine license (NY State Liquor Authority 0240-22-101490, valid until 2026-11-30). NYC Health status: grade pending (since 2026-08-31). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot."}