Crown Fried Chicken

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedNovember 19, 2024
• inspection score25 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 3, 2026 →
• address1867 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10029
• cuisineChicken
• phone2129962651

Is Crown Fried Chicken clean?

Crown Fried Chicken currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on November 19, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on March 3, 2026 scoring 25 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Crown Fried Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️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.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🐀rats have moved incritical
  Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🗑️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.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Crown Fried Chicken last inspected?

Crown Fried Chicken has 3 inspections on record going back to April 10, 2024, averaging 22 points.

Crown Fried Chicken vs East Harlem North

East Harlem North runs 82% clean across 187 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 7 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 187 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem North, this one comes out cleaner than 35% of them.

Other spots in East Harlem North

• A Xiang Dragon Chinese Restaurant
  clean · July 24, 2025
• 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 March 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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