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Empire East
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 30, 2026
- address2740 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island 10306
- cuisineChinese
- phone7189871111
Is Empire East clean?
Empire East is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 30, 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 March 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Empire East last inspected?
Empire East has 3 inspections on record going back to January 22, 2024, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2026 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| September 23, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| January 22, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Empire East vs Oakwood-Oakwood Beach
Oakwood-Oakwood Beach runs 73% clean across 17 tracked restaurants — 11 clean, 2 mid, 2 cooked.
Against the 17 spots Cooked tracks in Oakwood-Oakwood Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 93% of them.
Other spots in Oakwood-Oakwood Beach
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 March 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.