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Empanadas Monumental
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score25 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedNovember 27, 2024
- address4093 Broadway, Manhattan 10032
- cuisineSpanish
- phone2129239300
Is Empanadas Monumental clean?
Empanadas Monumental is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 27, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Empanadas Monumental?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 27, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Empanadas Monumental last inspected?
Empanadas Monumental has 3 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2023, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| November 27, 2024 | Grade B | 25 pts |
| November 14, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
Empanadas Monumental vs Washington Heights South
Washington Heights South runs 75% clean across 208 tracked restaurants — 137 clean, 12 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 208 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 27, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.