Palenque Arepas & Empanadas

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score53 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedDecember 14, 2023
• address20 Union Square West, Manhattan 10003
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7189541955

Is Palenque Arepas & Empanadas clean?

New York currently lists Palenque Arepas & Empanadas as grade pending, following an inspection on December 14, 2023 that scored 53 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Palenque Arepas & Empanadas?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 14, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No 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.
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  Sewage disposal system is not provided, improper, inadequate or unapproved.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

When was Palenque Arepas & Empanadas last inspected?

Palenque Arepas & Empanadas has 1 inspection on record going back to December 14, 2023, averaging 53 points.

Palenque Arepas & Empanadas vs Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square

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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 14, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.