Panda Express

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 18, 2025
• address1 West Fordham Road, Bronx 10468
• cuisineChinese
• phone7189330088

Is Panda Express clean?

Panda Express is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 18, 2025. 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 Panda Express?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 18, 2025, 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.
• ⚠️Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
  Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
• 🌡️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.
• ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
  “Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 Panda Express last inspected?

Panda Express has 3 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2023, averaging 10 points.

Panda Express vs Kingsbridge Heights

Kingsbridge Heights runs 68% clean across 32 tracked restaurants — 21 clean, 4 mid, 6 cooked.

Against the 32 spots Cooked tracks in Kingsbridge Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.