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Empanada Mama
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score0 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 12, 2024
- address239 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10003
- cuisineLatin American
- phone6465890226
Is Empanada Mama clean?
Empanada Mama is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 12, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. 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 Empanada Mama?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on November 12, 2024. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Empanada Mama last inspected?
Empanada Mama has 5 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2022, averaging 6 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| November 12, 2024 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| May 21, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| May 18, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| November 2, 2022 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Empanada Mama vs Gramercy
Gramercy runs 81% clean across 263 tracked restaurants — 189 clean, 12 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 263 spots Cooked tracks in Gramercy, this one comes out cleaner than 100% 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 November 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.