Dave's Hot Chicken

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score27 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedDecember 29, 2025
• address1192 Fulton Street, Brooklyn 11216
• cuisineChicken
• phone9089270130

Is Dave's Hot Chicken clean?

New York currently lists Dave's Hot Chicken as grade pending, following an inspection on December 29, 2025 that scored 27 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Dave's Hot Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.
• 🛠️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.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.

When was Dave's Hot Chicken last inspected?

Dave's Hot Chicken has 1 inspection on record going back to December 29, 2025, averaging 27 points.

Dave's Hot Chicken vs Crown Heights North

Crown Heights North runs 82% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 209 clean, 10 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.