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Empire Szechuan Kyoto
chinese, japanese, asian, east asian · restaurant · 193 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10023
No matching liquor license found in our snapshot. NYC Health grade A (since 2025-02-12). Outdoor dining permit: sidewalk (valid until 2028-12-09). Last recorded change: 2025-02-12.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2025-02-12; last inspected 2026-03-05, 4 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- No matching license found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Outdoor dining
- City permit: sidewalk [official record: permission, not proof tables are out today]
- Reservations
- unknown
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (212) 496-8778
- Website
- http://www.empiretogo.com
- Menu
- menu
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- yes [business claim, website]
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- unknown
- happy hour
- unknown
- brunch
- unknown
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- unknown
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "asian_restaurant", "east_asian_restaurant", "chinese_restaurant"], "primary": "chinese_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place 20a804c4-3c8f-42fc-a3a5-50bc10202632 (Empire Szechuan), match score 2.83, 8m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | Chinese/Japanese | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health grade | A | official record | Letter grade A issued 2025-02-12 | dohmh | source date 2025-02-12 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 4, "last_inspection": "2026-03-05", "last_score": 41, "status": "A", "status_date": "2025-02-12"} | official record | Last inspected 2026-03-05, score 41; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2025-02-12; critical: 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 hel | Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred. | Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer | dohmh | source date 2025-02-12 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| menu url | https://www.EmpireToGo.com/ShowMenu.tpl?cart=17903714386907149 | business claim | Link 'Menu' on site | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| outdoor seating | ["sidewalk"] | official record | Sidewalk cafe license issued 2024-12-09, expires 2028-12-09 (EMPIRE SZECHUAN KYOTO, 193 COLUMBUS AVENUE) | dining_out_nyc | source date 2024-12-09 valid until 2028-12-09 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| vegetarian options | True | business claim | …rn Soup (Qt.) $9.95 Vegetable Wonton Soup (Qt.) $9.95 Shrimp Pork Wonton Soup (Qt.) $9.95 Vegetarian Choices Large size only Dried Sauteed String Beans $15.15 Sauteed Snow Peas & Water Chest… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | http://www.empiretogo.com | directory category | Overture place 20a804c4-3c8f-42fc-a3a5-50bc10202632 (Empire Szechuan), match score 2.83, 8m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-12 | Health grade added: A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2025-02-12 | dohmh |
| 2024-12-09 | Outdoor dining permit added: ['sidewalk'] Sidewalk cafe license issued 2024-12-09, expires 2028-12-09 (EMPIRE SZECHUAN KYOTO, 193 COLUMBUS AVENUE) | dining_out_nyc |
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Last recorded change 2025-02-12 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-41149373 · JSON