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Empanadas Rd
- gradeGrade pending
- grade postedMarch 13, 2024
- inspection score26 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2025
- address1971 Dr Martin L King Jr Blve, Bronx
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3477264990
Is Empanadas Rd clean?
New York currently lists Empanadas Rd as grade pending, following an inspection on November 13, 2025 that scored 26 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was B on March 13, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Empanadas Rd?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2025, 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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🗑️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.
- 🌡️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.
When was Empanadas Rd last inspected?
Empanadas Rd has 4 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2023, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| May 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| March 13, 2024 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| May 8, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
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 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.