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Santi & Tito Empanadas Y Mas
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 13, 2026
- address1221 Jerome Avenue, Bronx 10452
- cuisineLatin American
- phone9178193056
Is Santi & Tito Empanadas Y Mas clean?
Santi & Tito Empanadas Y Mas is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 13, 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 Santi & Tito Empanadas Y Mas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2026, 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.
When was Santi & Tito Empanadas Y Mas last inspected?
Santi & Tito Empanadas Y Mas has 4 inspections on record going back to April 15, 2024, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| November 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| August 21, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| April 15, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
Santi & Tito Empanadas Y Mas vs Highbridge
Highbridge runs 71% clean across 41 tracked restaurants — 25 clean, 4 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 41 spots Cooked tracks in Highbridge, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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 May 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.