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Empire Taco China
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 11, 2025
- address2807 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn 11214
- cuisineTex-Mex
- phone7183728888
Is Empire Taco China clean?
Empire Taco China is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 11, 2025. 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 Taco China?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
When was Empire Taco China last inspected?
Empire Taco China has 4 inspections on record going back to December 14, 2022, averaging 28 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 27, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| November 20, 2023 | Grade C | 40 pts |
| December 14, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
Empire Taco China vs Gravesend
Gravesend runs 76% clean across 36 tracked restaurants — 26 clean, 0 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 36 spots Cooked tracks in Gravesend, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.