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Fresh 99 Cents Hot Pizza
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 18, 2025
- address72 East 170 Street, Bronx 10452
- cuisinePizza
- phone3478845060
Is Fresh 99 Cents Hot Pizza clean?
Fresh 99 Cents Hot Pizza is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 18, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Fresh 99 Cents Hot Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was Fresh 99 Cents Hot Pizza last inspected?
Fresh 99 Cents Hot Pizza has 3 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2023, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2025 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| September 25, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
| April 4, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Fresh 99 Cents Hot Pizza vs West Concourse
West Concourse runs 86% clean across 154 tracked restaurants — 126 clean, 6 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 154 spots Cooked tracks in West Concourse, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 February 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.