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New Yorker Fried Chicken
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 29, 2025
- address1251 River St, Hyde Park 02136
Is New Yorker Fried Chicken clean?
New Yorker Fried Chicken is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 29, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at New Yorker Fried Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No vomit and diarrhea kit onsite. Provide vomit & diarrea kit.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No vomit and diarrhea kit onsite. Provide vomit & diarrea kit.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed heavy grease soil on the door (both sides of the door) leading into the kitchen. Clean to remove heavy grease and soil on the door. Observed soiled walls floors stairs windows mop closet hand sinks menu board chair and kitchen equipment throughout the restaurant. Clean sanitize and degrease to remove soil. Observed broken ceiling tiles. ReplaceFloors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed heavy grease soil on the door (both sides of the door) leading into the kitchen. Clean to remove heavy grease and soil on the door. Observed soiled walls floors stairs windows mop closet hand sinks menu board chair and kitchen equipment throughout the restaurant. Clean sanitize and degrease to remove soil. Observed broken ceiling tiles. Replace
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Provide a door sweep to the back exterior door. Ensure that the exterior door closes properly. Repair door.Outer Openings Protected (C) • Provide a door sweep to the back exterior door. Ensure that the exterior door closes properly. Repair door.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed multiple rat droppings in the basement and in the kitchen area. Observed rat traps and small corn like items along the walls in the basement and on the stairs leading down to the basement. Contact the licensed exterminator and provide a detailed IPM report. See if they can conduct a mass trapping have they checked in the false ceiling? Are there any structural issues that would need to be addressed? More frequent visits to remove all evidence of rats. The extermination report needs to be free and clean of any evidence of rodents/rats. Owner was able to provide 2 recent extermination reports. Please address all recommendations on the pest report.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed multiple rat droppings in the basement and in the kitchen area. Observed rat traps and small corn like items along the walls in the basement and on the stairs leading down to the basement. Contact the licensed exterminator and provide a detailed IPM report. See if they can conduct a mass trapping have they checked in the false ceiling? Are there any structural issues that would need to be addressed? More frequent visits to remove all evidence of rats. The extermination report needs to be free and clean of any evidence of rodents/rats. Owner was able to provide 2 recent extermination reports. Please address all recommendations on the pest report.
- ⚠️Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) • Observed soiled bathroom downstairs. Clean and sanitize floor sink toliet.Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) • Observed soiled bathroom downstairs. Clean and sanitize floor sink toliet.
- ⚠️(A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf) • The insanitary conditions are contributing to a rodent infestation and creating an imminent health hazard. Thoroughly clean and provide escalated pest treatment until you receive a clean report from the exterminator.(A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf) • The insanitary conditions are contributing to a rodent infestation and creating an imminent health hazard. Thoroughly clean and provide escalated pest treatment until you receive a clean report from the exterminator.
When was New Yorker Fried Chicken last inspected?
New Yorker Fried Chicken has 34 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| March 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2024 | — | |
| August 26, 2024 | Fail | |
| April 29, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 19, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 8, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 28, 2023 | Fail |
New Yorker Fried Chicken vs Hyde Park
Hyde Park runs 77% clean across 181 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 20 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 181 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.