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Raku It's Japanese
japanese, asian, east asian, chinese · restaurant · 212 East 52nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10022
Beer and wine license (NY State Liquor Authority 0240-23-141526, valid until 2027-08-31). NYC Health grade C (since 2026-01-06). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2026-01-06.
Key facts
- Health grade
- C (current status since 2026-01-06; last inspected 2026-08-19, 0 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- Beer and wine license [official record: licensed to serve; not proof of what's on the menu]
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- no
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (212) 355-3272
- Website
- https://rakuitsjapaneseny.com/
- Menu
- unknown
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- unknown
- happy hour
- unknown
- brunch
- unknown
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- unknown
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accepts reservations | False | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| alcohol | beer_wine | official record | Restaurant license 0240-23-141526 (RAKU IT'S JAPANESE), expires 08/31/2027 | nys_sla | source date 2025-08-07 valid until 2027-08-31 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "asian_restaurant", "east_asian_restaurant", "japanese_restaurant"], "primary": "japanese_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place ad22af27-c5e0-45a5-9360-f5e9c1b8e585 (Raku), match score 2.38, 21m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | Japanese | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine website | ["Chinese"] | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| health grade | C | official record | Letter grade C issued 2026-01-06 | dohmh | source date 2026-01-06 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 0, "last_inspection": "2026-08-19", "last_score": null, "status": "C", "status_date": "2026-01-06"} | official record | Last inspected 2026-08-19, score None; latest grade status C (grade C) on 2026-01-06 | dohmh | source date 2026-01-06 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| opening hours | [{"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "11:00 PM", "dayOfWeek": "Sunday", "opens": "11:30 AM"}, {"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "10:00 PM", "dayOfWeek": "Monday", "opens": "10:00 AM"}, {"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "10:00 PM", "dayOfWeek": "Tuesday", "opens": "10:00 AM"}, {"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "11:00 PM", "dayOfWeek": "Wednesday", "opens": "10:00 AM"}, {"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "11:00 PM", "dayOfWeek": "Thursday", "opens": "10:00 AM"}, {"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "11:00 PM", "dayOfWeek": "Friday", "opens": "10:00 AM"}, {"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "11:00 PM", "dayOfWeek": "Saturday", "opens": "11:30 AM"}] | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | https://rakuitsjapaneseny.com/ | directory category | Overture place ad22af27-c5e0-45a5-9360-f5e9c1b8e585 (Raku), match score 2.38, 21m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | Health grade changed: B -> C Graded C by NYC Health Dept on 2026-01-06 | dohmh |
| 2025-08-07 | Liquor license added: beer_wine License 0240-23-141526 originally issued 2025-08-07 | nys_sla |
| 2023-10-16 | Health grade added: B Graded B by NYC Health Dept on 2023-10-16 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2026-01-06 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-50102459 · JSON