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Empire House Chinese Restaurant

1789 Stillwell Avenue, New York City, NY 11223 · Brooklyn · Chinese

Passed all 4 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
4
4 passed
Last Inspected
2025-06-05
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
76/100
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What You Should Know
4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-06-05
No closures across all 4 inspections on record
6 pest activity violations found across 2 inspections
Food Temperature issues found across 3 inspections
Types of Issues Found
Pest Activity critical 6×
Food Temperature critical 3×
Sanitation minor 3×
Other critical 2×
Inspection History
2025-06-05 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 3
critical Other

Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

minor Food Temperature

Thawing procedure improper.

minor Sanitation

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 under

2024-01-02 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
CRITICAL 4
critical Other

Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

minor Sanitation

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 under

minor Food Temperature

Thawing procedure improper.

minor Sanitation

Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

2023-12-18 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 5
critical Pest Activity

Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh fl

critical Food Temperature

Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except dur

minor Pest Activity

Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

minor Pest Activity

Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.

critical Pest Activity

Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

2022-08-01 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 2
critical Pest Activity

Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

minor Pest Activity

Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

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