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Kennedy Fried Chicken
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score16 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026
- address1170A Webster Avenue, Bronx 10456
- cuisineChicken
- phone9173015693
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 February 19, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Kennedy Fried Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🍲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.
When was Kennedy Fried Chicken last inspected?
Kennedy Fried Chicken has 3 inspections on record going back to October 9, 2025, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| January 27, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
| October 9, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 6 pts |
Kennedy Fried Chicken vs Claremont-Bathgate
Claremont-Bathgate runs 78% clean across 42 tracked restaurants — 28 clean, 3 mid, 5 cooked.
Against the 42 spots Cooked tracks in Claremont-Bathgate, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
Other spots in Claremont-Bathgate
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 February 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.