The Empire Rooftop

44 West 63 Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

Passed · Aug 21, 2025 Directions
89
Good BiteKarma score 89 out of 100
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 2 of 2 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Aug 21, 2025: passed with 3 violations, 1 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Nonfood-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, cited 2 times.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 2 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 21

    Cycle Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Meat, fish, molluscan shellfish, unpasteurized raw shell eggs, poultry or other TCS offered or served raw or undercooked and written notice not provided to consumer
    • Minor Dishwashing and warewashing: cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient
    • Minor Nonfood-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
  3. 2023
  4. Passed Oct 26

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored
    • Minor Nonfood-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

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