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Kennedy Fried Chicken
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedSeptember 13, 2025
- address1676 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11226
- cuisineChicken
- phone7182246030
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 September 13, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 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 Fried Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🛠️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.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth 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.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
When was Kennedy Fried Chicken last inspected?
Kennedy Fried Chicken has 4 inspections on record going back to February 26, 2024, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| September 13, 2025 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| August 4, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 59 pts |
| February 26, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
Kennedy Fried Chicken vs Erasmus
Erasmus runs 75% clean across 96 tracked restaurants — 65 clean, 3 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 96 spots Cooked tracks in Erasmus, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 September 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.