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Kennedy Chicken & Grill
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score22 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 12, 2024
- address1815 Grand Concourse, Bronx 10453
- cuisineChicken
- phone7182246030
Is Kennedy Chicken & Grill clean?
Kennedy Chicken & Grill is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 12, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Kennedy Chicken & Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 12, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭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.
- 🛠️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.
When was Kennedy Chicken & Grill last inspected?
Kennedy Chicken & Grill has 4 inspections on record going back to December 4, 2023, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| December 24, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 9 pts |
| February 12, 2024 | Grade B | 22 pts |
| December 4, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
Kennedy Chicken & Grill vs Mount Hope
Mount Hope runs 78% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 51 clean, 8 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Mount Hope, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.