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Nathan's Famous
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 29, 2025
- address200 Baychester Avenue, Bronx 10475
- cuisineAmerican
- phone3476223604
Is Nathan's Famous clean?
Nathan's Famous is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 29, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Nathan's Famous?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Nathan's Famous last inspected?
Nathan's Famous has 3 inspections on record going back to August 22, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2025 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| September 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| August 22, 2023 | Grade A | 4 pts |
Nathan's Famous vs Co-op City
Co-op City runs 81% clean across 78 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 5 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 78 spots Cooked tracks in Co-op City, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 January 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.