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Fresh Hot J Pizza
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score30 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedDecember 15, 2025
- address514 East 138 Street, Bronx 10454
- cuisinePizza
- phone6318295698
Is Fresh Hot J Pizza clean?
Fresh Hot J Pizza is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 15, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Fresh Hot J Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Fresh Hot J Pizza last inspected?
Fresh Hot J Pizza has 7 inspections on record going back to February 6, 2024, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2026 | — | |
| March 9, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 40 pts |
| December 15, 2025 | Grade C | 30 pts |
| October 7, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| July 22, 2025 | Grade C | 28 pts |
| June 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| February 6, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Fresh Hot J Pizza vs Mott Haven-Port Morris
Mott Haven-Port Morris runs 70% clean across 136 tracked restaurants — 87 clean, 9 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 136 spots Cooked tracks in Mott Haven-Port Morris, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.