Kennedy Chicken & Burger

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score8 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 12, 2026
• address1502 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10031
• cuisineChicken
• phone9173015693

Is Kennedy Chicken & Burger clean?

Kennedy Chicken & Burger is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 12, 2026. 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 Kennedy Chicken & Burger?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿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.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.

When was Kennedy Chicken & Burger last inspected?

Kennedy Chicken & Burger has 1 inspection on record going back to March 12, 2026, averaging 8 points.

Kennedy Chicken & Burger vs Manhattanville

Manhattanville runs 74% clean across 49 tracked restaurants — 34 clean, 4 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 49 spots Cooked tracks in Manhattanville, this one comes out cleaner than 67% 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 March 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.