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Kennedy Fried Chicken
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 20, 2026
- address730 East 149 Street, Bronx 10455
- cuisineChicken
- phone6315650477
Is Kennedy Fried Chicken clean?
New York currently lists Kennedy Fried Chicken as grade pending, following an inspection on July 20, 2026 that scored 27 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on May 16, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Kennedy Fried Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🌡️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 April 5, 2024, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| June 30, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| May 16, 2025 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| April 5, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Kennedy Fried Chicken vs Mott Haven-Port Morris
Mott Haven-Port Morris runs 70% clean across 136 tracked restaurants — 87 clean, 9 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 136 spots Cooked tracks in Mott Haven-Port Morris, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 July 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.