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Kennedy Fried Chicken
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 15, 2026
- address111-01 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens 11420
- cuisineChicken
- phone3474953514
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 January 15, 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 January 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🛠️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.
When was Kennedy Fried Chicken last inspected?
Kennedy Fried Chicken has 6 inspections on record going back to September 30, 2024, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 4, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| April 24, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 40 pts |
| December 2, 2024 | Grade C | 36 pts |
| October 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| September 30, 2024 | closed by the city | 81 pts |
Kennedy Fried Chicken vs South Ozone Park
South Ozone Park runs 76% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 18 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in South Ozone Park, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.
Other spots in South Ozone Park
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 January 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.