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Grade AChinese

Empire Iii

1902 A C POWELL BOULEVARD, Manhattan, 10026

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 1 critical violation was found at the latest inspection (3 months ago). Details below.

Last inspected Apr 27, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Apr 27, 2026

  • A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

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

    Critical

  • Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

    Swollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Apr 27, 2026Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection2 (1 critical)
Mar 2, 2026Grade PendingAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection0
Dec 9, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Compliance Inspection5 (3 critical)
Sep 25, 2024Grade CCycle Inspection / Re-inspection4 (3 critical)
Jul 29, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (2 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 3×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 200 rodent inspections on record, 45 finding rat activity.
  • 1 recent 311 complaint filed at this address.

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