Cooked?Emperor Dumpling
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJune 26, 2025 →
- address1396 Madison Avenue, Manhattan 10029
- cuisineAsian/Asian Fusion
- phone2127865918
Is Emperor Dumpling clean?
Emperor Dumpling is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 26, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Emperor Dumpling?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
When was Emperor Dumpling last inspected?
Emperor Dumpling has 2 inspections on record going back to May 13, 2025, averaging 24 points.
June 26, 2025 B
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View full inspection →May 13, 2025 Score 28
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View full inspection →Emperor Dumpling vs East Harlem South
East Harlem South runs 72% clean across 155 tracked restaurants — 100 clean, 16 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 155 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem South, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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