NOWON in East Village
Latest: GRADE A
Last inspected Dec 16, 2025
📍 507 EAST 6 STREET, Manhattan, NY 10009 ·
🍽️ Korean
Overview
NOWON in the East Village holds a current Grade A from NYC DOHMH, scoring 12 points on its most recent inspection. The Korean restaurant has maintained Grade A on 4 of its 8 inspections since 2022, with no emergency closures on record.
8
Inspections on Record
Grade A
Current Grade
4
Grade A Inspections
NOWON in East Village: Full Inspection History (8 records)
GRADE A
Dec 16, 2025
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 12
Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly...
GRADE A
Dec 16, 2025
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 12
Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly...
GRADE A
Dec 16, 2025
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 12
Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly...
Oct 19, 2024
— Inter-Agency Task Force / Initial Inspection
Score: 0
GRADE B
Aug 21, 2024
— Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Score: 21
Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
Anti-siphonage or back...
Aug 21, 2024
— Administrative Miscellaneous / Re-inspection
Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
Violations:
28-01
May 30, 2024
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 19
Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
Establishme...
GRADE A
Sep 13, 2022
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 5
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
Violations:
06E
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NOWON in East Village: Frequently Asked Questions
- When was NOWON last inspected?
- NOWON was last inspected on December 16, 2025 (Grade A). The inspection score was 12 points.
- What is NOWON's current health grade?
- NOWON currently holds a Grade A. This is the highest possible grade, indicating a score of 0–13 points.
- How many health inspections has NOWON had?
- NOWON has 8 health inspections on record from September 2022 through December 2025. The restaurant received Grade A on 4 occasions. Grade B on 1 occasion.
- What was the worst inspection score at NOWON?
- The worst inspection score recorded at NOWON was 21 points on August 21, 2024. In NYC, a score of 14 or above means Grade B, and 28+ means Grade C.
- Has NOWON ever received a Grade C?
- No. NOWON has not received a Grade C in the inspections on record.