Cooked?Empanadas Monumental
- gradeGrade C
- inspection score28 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJune 29, 2026 →
- address3477 Broadway, Manhattan 10031
- cuisineLatin American
- phone9293049639
Is Empanadas Monumental clean?
Empanadas Monumental is currently Grade C from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 29, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Empanadas Monumental?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalNo approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
- 🧽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 June 8, 2026, averaging 25 points.
August 26, 2026 Violations were cited in the following area(s).
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View full inspection →June 29, 2026 C
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View full inspection →June 8, 2026 Score 21
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View full inspection →Empanadas Monumental vs Hamilton Heights
Hamilton Heights runs 68% clean across 130 tracked restaurants — 83 clean, 11 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 130 spots Cooked tracks in Hamilton Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 June 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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