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Charles Pan-Fried Chicken
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 17, 2025
- address340 West 145 Street, Manhattan 10039
- cuisineSoul Food
- phone2122811800
Is Charles Pan-Fried Chicken clean?
Charles Pan-Fried Chicken is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 17, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Charles Pan-Fried Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food 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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was Charles Pan-Fried Chicken last inspected?
Charles Pan-Fried Chicken has 6 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2023, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| July 11, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| December 17, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| June 7, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| October 17, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| May 3, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
Charles Pan-Fried Chicken vs Hamilton Heights
Hamilton Heights runs 69% clean across 128 tracked restaurants — 82 clean, 10 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 128 spots Cooked tracks in Hamilton Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 79% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.