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Empire Wok
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 4, 2025
- address1230 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx 10462
- cuisineChinese
- phone7186086068
Is Empire Wok clean?
Empire Wok is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 4, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Empire Wok?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍽️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 Empire Wok last inspected?
Empire Wok has 5 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2023, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| February 9, 2026 | — | |
| February 4, 2025 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| October 9, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 15 pts |
| May 2, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
Empire Wok vs Westchester-Unionport
Westchester-Unionport runs 83% clean across 76 tracked restaurants — 59 clean, 5 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 76 spots Cooked tracks in Westchester-Unionport, this one comes out cleaner than 15% of them.
Other spots in Westchester-Unionport
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 February 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.