Empanadas Cafe
Last inspected: Sep 26, 2025
70
Score
Empanadas Cafe in Queens, NY, has undergone three health inspections to date. During the most recent inspection on September 26, 2025, the facility was categorized as moderate risk after receiving one critical and four minor violations related to food storage, allergy signage, and healthy eating information.
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Inspections
1
Critical latest
0
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 26, 2025
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
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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.
06C
Food allergy information poster not conspicuously posted where food is being prepared or processed by food workers.
20-01
Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
20-08
Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
19-10
Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
19-06
70
May 1, 2024
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
2 minor violations.
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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.
10F
Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
10B
90
Apr 7, 2023
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
1 minor violation.
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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.
10F
95
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