Cooked?Dave's Hot Chicken
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 15, 2025 →
- address944 8 Avenue, Manhattan 10019
- cuisineAmerican
- phone3329991825
Is Dave's Hot Chicken clean?
Dave's Hot Chicken is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 15, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dave's Hot Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Dave's Hot Chicken last inspected?
Dave's Hot Chicken has 1 inspection on record going back to December 15, 2025, averaging 12 points.
December 15, 2025 A
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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 December 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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