Kennedy Fried Chicken

• official resultScore 44
• score44 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings5

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Failed findings

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Official wording: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  code 02BCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Official wording: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
  code 02GCriticalstatus: Critical
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Official wording: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
  code 04ACriticalstatus: Critical
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Official wording: Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
  code 04JCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Official wording: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  code 04LCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Official wording: Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
  code 08Astatus: Not Critical
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: 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.
  code 10Fstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with B on February 6, 2024: Score changed by +24 points. 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: NYC Open Data.