19 EMPIRE RESTAURANT
19A KNOLLS CRESCENT, Bronx, NY 10463
Last inspected May 23, 2025
Official source: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (nyc.gov) · All data sources
Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 2 inspections on record for 19 EMPIRE RESTAURANT, spanning January 2024 to May 2025 — every one straight from NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
It has held excellent across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 2 violations, 1 of them a critical item — the kind tied directly to foodborne-illness risk.
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Inspection history
May 23, 2025
A2 violations
- Non-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.
- Critical: Food, 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.
Jan 3, 2024
A2 violations
- Critical: Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- Critical: Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
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