Cooked?Trendy Empanadas Cafe
mid
A raised eyebrow.
The current published rating reads mid. Read the dated record before deciding.
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score22 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 8, 2025 →
- address32-06 43 Street, Queens 11103
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3478138834
Is Trendy Empanadas Cafe clean?
Trendy Empanadas Cafe is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 8, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Trendy Empanadas Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2025, 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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueToilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
When was Trendy Empanadas Cafe last inspected?
Trendy Empanadas Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2023, averaging 23 points.
Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record
May 8, 2025 B
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View full inspection →March 12, 2025 Score 17
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View full inspection →November 13, 2023 B
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View full inspection →January 26, 2023 Score 29
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View full inspection →Trendy Empanadas Cafe vs Astoria
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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 May 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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