Cooked?Mama's Empanadas
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 29, 2026 →
- address84-07 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11372
- cuisineSpanish
- phone9175599491
Is Mama's Empanadas clean?
Mama's Empanadas is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 29, 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 Mama's Empanadas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ❓food from a mystery sourcecriticalFood, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
- 🛠️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.
When was Mama's Empanadas last inspected?
Mama's Empanadas has 1 inspection on record going back to August 29, 2026, averaging 13 points.
August 29, 2026 A
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Jackson Heights runs 74% clean across 352 tracked restaurants — 245 clean, 38 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 352 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 August 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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