Kennedy Fried Chicken

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 20, 2026 →
• address921 Prospect Avenue, Bronx 10459
• cuisineChicken
• phone9176609371

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 July 20, 2026. 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 July 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿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.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  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.

When was Kennedy Fried Chicken last inspected?

Kennedy Fried Chicken has 3 inspections on record going back to February 26, 2024, averaging 9 points.

Kennedy Fried Chicken vs Morrisania-Melrose

Morrisania-Melrose runs 80% clean across 49 tracked restaurants — 36 clean, 2 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 49 spots Cooked tracks in Morrisania-Melrose, this one comes out cleaner than 67% 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 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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