Kennedy Fried Chicken

• gradeGrade B ⏳
• grade postedJanuary 27, 2025
• inspection score25 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 7, 2026 →
• address2280 Jerome Avenue, Bronx 10453
• cuisineChicken
• phone9172921908

Is Kennedy Fried Chicken clean?

Kennedy Fried Chicken currently carries Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on January 27, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on July 7, 2026 scoring 25 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads mid 😬; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Kennedy Fried Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🚿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.
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Kennedy Fried Chicken last inspected?

Kennedy Fried Chicken has 5 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2023, averaging 27 points.

Kennedy Fried Chicken vs Fordham South

Fordham South runs 75% clean across 66 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 7 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 66 spots Cooked tracks in Fordham South, 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 July 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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