Kennedy Fried Chicken

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score19 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 3, 2026
• address638 East 169 Street, Bronx 10456
• cuisineChicken
• phone3474793375

Is Kennedy Fried Chicken clean?

Kennedy Fried Chicken is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 3, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Kennedy Fried Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️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.
• 🚿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.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Swollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE

When was Kennedy Fried Chicken last inspected?

Kennedy Fried Chicken has 5 inspections on record going back to October 30, 2023, averaging 28 points.

Kennedy Fried Chicken vs Morrisania-Melrose

Morrisania-Melrose runs 82% clean across 48 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 2 mid, 6 cooked.

Against the 48 spots Cooked tracks in Morrisania-Melrose, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 June 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.