Empanadas Monumental

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 22, 2025 →
• address1573 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan 10040
• cuisineLatin American
• phone3477984694

Is Empanadas Monumental clean?

Empanadas Monumental is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — 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 April 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  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.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.

When was Empanadas Monumental last inspected?

Empanadas Monumental has 2 inspections on record going back to March 6, 2025, averaging 22 points.

Empanadas Monumental vs Washington Heights North

Washington Heights North runs 65% clean across 165 tracked restaurants — 93 clean, 10 mid, 39 cooked.

Against the 165 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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.

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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 April 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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