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Bamboo Empanadas & Juice Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 9, 2025
- address130 Dyckman Street, Manhattan 10040
- cuisineJuice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
- phone6467264704
Is Bamboo Empanadas & Juice Bar clean?
Bamboo Empanadas & Juice Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 9, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bamboo Empanadas & Juice Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
When was Bamboo Empanadas & Juice Bar last inspected?
Bamboo Empanadas & Juice Bar has 4 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2023, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| March 20, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 5 pts |
| August 28, 2023 | closed by the city | 34 pts |
| August 23, 2023 | closed by the city | 45 pts |
Bamboo Empanadas & Juice Bar vs Washington Heights North
Washington Heights North runs 66% clean across 161 tracked restaurants — 92 clean, 10 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 161 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 81% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.