A

Empanadas Cafe

September 26, 2025 · A

😇clean

official resultA
gradeGrade A
score5 pts
inspection typeAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

food left out / unprotectedcritical

Official wording: 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.
code 06CCriticalstatus: Critical
Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)

code 19-06status: Not Critical
Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability

code 19-10status: Not Critical
Allergen or intolerance notice not translated into common language when required

code 20-01status: Not Critical
Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information

code 20-08status: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on May 1, 2024: Score changed by +1 points. 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: NYC Open Data.