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Kennedy Fried Chicken
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 26, 2025
- address726 East 152 Street, Bronx 10455
- cuisineChicken
- phone3475377648
Is Kennedy Fried Chicken clean?
Kennedy Fried Chicken is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 26, 2025. 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 Fried Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 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.
When was Kennedy Fried Chicken last inspected?
Kennedy Fried Chicken has 5 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 22, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| November 18, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| June 27, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
| March 21, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Kennedy Fried Chicken vs Melrose South-Mott Haven North
Melrose South-Mott Haven North runs 82% clean across 101 tracked restaurants — 77 clean, 2 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 101 spots Cooked tracks in Melrose South-Mott Haven North, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 August 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.