Empire Chinese Restaurant
156 Dolson Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 9 of 9 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Aug 21, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- 3 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 21
Re-Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Minor Insects, rodents present
- Passed Jul 24
Inspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Canned foods found in poor conditions (leakers, severe dents, rusty, swollen cans)
- Minor Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Minor Insects, rodents present
- Minor Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
- Passed Feb 11
Re-Inspection
No violations
- Passed Jan 16
Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
- Minor Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
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