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Empire Szechuan Village
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 22, 2025
- address4373 Amboy Road, Staten Island 10312
- cuisineChinese
- phone7182272888
Is Empire Szechuan Village clean?
Empire Szechuan Village is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Empire Szechuan Village?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🛠️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.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
When was Empire Szechuan Village last inspected?
Empire Szechuan Village has 3 inspections on record going back to October 23, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 22, 2025 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| May 22, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| October 23, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Empire Szechuan Village vs Great Kills
Great Kills runs 82% clean across 95 tracked restaurants — 72 clean, 5 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 95 spots Cooked tracks in Great Kills, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 December 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.