Crown Fried Chicken

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedNovember 19, 2024
• inspection score28 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedSeptember 29, 2026 →
• address1867 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10029
• cuisineChicken
• phone2129962651

Is Crown Fried Chicken clean?

New York currently lists Crown Fried Chicken as grade pending, following an inspection on September 29, 2026 that scored 28 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on November 19, 2024.

What did inspectors find at Crown Fried Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐀rats have moved incritical
  Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  Roaches were cited at this visit · September 29, 2026.
• 🌡️food-temperature slipcritical
  Hot TCS food item that has been cooked and cooled is being held for service without first being reheated to 165º F or above within 2 hours.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.

When was Crown Fried Chicken last inspected?

Crown Fried Chicken has 4 inspections on record going back to April 10, 2024, averaging 24 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Crown Fried Chicken vs East Harlem North

East Harlem North runs 83% clean across 194 tracked restaurants — 137 clean, 8 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 194 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem North, this one comes out cleaner than 5% of them.

Other spots in East Harlem North

• A Xiang Dragon
  clean · September 9, 2026
• A Cakeburgers
  clean · January 20, 2026
• B Crown Fried Chicken & Pizza
  mid · April 23, 2026
• A Red Star Chinese Food
  clean · July 21, 2026
• A New Dragon
  clean · January 8, 2026
• A Teddys F&B
  clean · October 24, 2025

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 September 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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