Empanadas Monumental

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 4, 2026 →
• address4093 Broadway, Manhattan 10032
• cuisineSpanish
• phone2129239300

Is Empanadas Monumental clean?

Empanadas Monumental is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 4, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Empanadas Monumental?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

When was Empanadas Monumental last inspected?

Empanadas Monumental has 4 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2023, averaging 21 points.

Empanadas Monumental vs Washington Heights South

Washington Heights South runs 76% clean across 211 tracked restaurants — 140 clean, 14 mid, 30 cooked.

Against the 211 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.

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  clean · February 20, 2025
• B Fu Sing
  mid · July 14, 2026

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 September 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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