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Empire Taco
tex-mex, latin american, mexican · restaurant · 617 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207
No matching liquor license found in our snapshot. NYC Health grade A (since 2026-03-12). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2025-11-07.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2026-03-12; last inspected 2026-03-12, 2 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- No matching license found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- unknown
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (718) 919-4762
- Website
- http://orderempireny.com/
- Menu
- unknown
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- 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", "latin_american_restaurant", "mexican_restaurant"], "primary": "mexican_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place c07770e1-2003-4a4e-abc6-edb4c62e70e6 (Empire), match score 0.71, 21m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | Tex-Mex | 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 2026-03-12 | dohmh | source date 2026-03-12 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 2, "last_inspection": "2026-03-12", "last_score": 12, "status": "A", "status_date": "2026-03-12"} | official record | Last inspected 2026-03-12, score 12; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2026-03-12; critical: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer | Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses. | dohmh | source date 2026-03-12 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| website | http://orderempireny.com/ | directory category | Overture place c07770e1-2003-4a4e-abc6-edb4c62e70e6 (Empire), match score 0.71, 21m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | Reopened after Health Dept closure Establishment reopened by NYC Health Dept on 2025-11-07 | dohmh |
| 2025-11-05 | Closed by NYC Health Dept Establishment closed by NYC Health Dept on 2025-11-05 | dohmh |
| 2024-06-10 | Health grade added: A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2024-06-10 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2025-11-07 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-41649070 · JSON