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Empellon
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 14, 2024
- address230 West 4 Street, Manhattan 10014
- cuisineMexican
- phone2123670999
Is Empellon clean?
Empellon is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 14, 2024. 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 Empellon?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 14, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️conditions that attract pestsGarbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance.
- 🧤food-handling slipcriticalTobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
When was Empellon last inspected?
Empellon has 2 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2022, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| September 27, 2022 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Empellon vs West Village
West Village runs 81% clean across 1,012 tracked restaurants — 722 clean, 48 mid, 117 cooked.
Against the 1,012 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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 June 14, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.