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El Palacio De Las Empanadas
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 30, 2025
- address53-02 108 Street, Queens 11368
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7182711616
Is El Palacio De Las Empanadas clean?
El Palacio De Las Empanadas is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 30, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at El Palacio De Las Empanadas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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 held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
When was El Palacio De Las Empanadas last inspected?
El Palacio De Las Empanadas has 3 inspections on record going back to March 14, 2024, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| May 30, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| March 14, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
El Palacio De Las Empanadas vs Corona
Corona runs 71% clean across 78 tracked restaurants — 48 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 78 spots Cooked tracks in Corona, this one comes out cleaner than 66% 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 May 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.