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Raku Restaurant
japanese, asian, east asian · restaurant · 48 Macdougal Street, Manhattan, NY 10012
Beer and wine license (NY State Liquor Authority 0240-22-100084, valid until 2028-02-29). NYC Health grade A (since 2025-05-28). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2026-02-08.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2025-05-28; last inspected 2025-05-28, 1 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
- unknown
- Online ordering
- DoorDash Storefront
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (212) 989-4797
- Website
- http://rakunyc.com/
- Menu
- menu
Dietary
- vegan
- yes [business claim, website]
- vegetarian
- yes [business claim, website]
- gluten free
- yes [business claim, website]
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- yes [business claim, website]
- 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
- yes [business claim, website]
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alcohol | beer_wine | official record | Restaurant license 0240-22-100084 (RAKU), expires 02/29/2028 | nys_sla | source date 2026-02-08 valid until 2028-02-29 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "asian_restaurant", "east_asian_restaurant", "japanese_restaurant"], "primary": "japanese_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place d20dd0a3-1b2c-4623-b2a2-4c0baf5ca90e (Raku), match score 3.00, 11m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| catering | True | business claim | …memories for customers through his food. MENU EAST VILLAGE SOHO MIDTOWN TORONTO EVENTS & CATERING PRIVATE EVENTS INFO please check our Google listings, Instagram, or Yelp for special hour… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| cuisine dohmh | Japanese | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| gluten free options | True | business claim | …a 桃のアールグレイコールドブリュー sweetened 7 appetizers 前菜 spicy vegan vegetarian or vegan upon request gluten free gluten free upon request cold seaweed salada 海藻サラダ mixed greens, onion, cucumber, shiso,… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| health grade | A | official record | Letter grade A issued 2025-05-28 | dohmh | source date 2025-05-28 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 1, "last_inspection": "2025-05-28", "last_score": 13, "status": "A", "status_date": "2025-05-28"} | official record | Last inspected 2025-05-28, score 13; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2025-05-28; critical: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer | dohmh | source date 2025-05-28 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| menu url | https://www.rakunyc.com/#menu | business claim | Link 'MENU' on site | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| online ordering | ["DoorDash Storefront"] | business claim | Links to DoorDash Storefront | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| private dining | True | business claim | …for customers through his food. MENU EAST VILLAGE SOHO MIDTOWN TORONTO EVENTS & CATERING PRIVATE EVENTS INFO please check our Google listings, Instagram, or Yelp for special hours or holiday cl… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| vegan options | True | business claim | …コールドブリュー cold brew 5 peach earl grey tea 桃のアールグレイコールドブリュー sweetened 7 appetizers 前菜 spicy vegan vegetarian or vegan upon request gluten free gluten free upon request cold seaweed salada… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| vegetarian options | True | business claim | …ュー cold brew 5 peach earl grey tea 桃のアールグレイコールドブリュー sweetened 7 appetizers 前菜 spicy vegan vegetarian or vegan upon request gluten free gluten free upon request cold seaweed salada 海藻サラダ mixe… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | http://rakunyc.com/ | directory category | Overture place d20dd0a3-1b2c-4623-b2a2-4c0baf5ca90e (Raku), match score 3.00, 11m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-08 | Liquor license added: beer_wine License 0240-22-100084 originally issued 2026-02-08 | nys_sla |
| 2024-03-12 | Health grade added: A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2024-03-12 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2026-02-08 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-50071943 · JSON