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Mama's Fried Chicken
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 29, 2024
- address2925 8 Avenue, Manhattan 10039
- cuisineChicken
- phone2122899028
Is Mama's Fried Chicken clean?
Mama's Fried Chicken is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 29, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. 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 Mama's Fried Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 29, 2024, 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.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Mama's Fried Chicken last inspected?
Mama's Fried Chicken has 3 inspections on record going back to December 18, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| November 29, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 18, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Mama's Fried Chicken vs Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds
Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds runs 71% clean across 91 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 5 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 91 spots Cooked tracks in Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 November 29, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.