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Empire East
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 23, 2026
- address1445 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10314
- cuisineAsian/Asian Fusion
- phone7189831111
Is Empire East clean?
Empire East is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 23, 2026. 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 Empire East?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧽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 Empire East last inspected?
Empire East has 3 inspections on record going back to December 28, 2023, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 4, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| December 28, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Empire East vs New Springville-Bloomfield-Travis
New Springville-Bloomfield-Travis runs 74% clean across 88 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 7 mid, 14 cooked.
Against the 88 spots Cooked tracks in New Springville-Bloomfield-Travis, this one comes out cleaner than 56% 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 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.