Running Cool Restaurant

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 24, 2026 →
• address2263 Jerome Avenue, Bronx 10453
• cuisineCaribbean
• phone7185626648

Is Running Cool Restaurant clean?

Running Cool Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 24, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Running Cool Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
• 🚿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.

When was Running Cool Restaurant last inspected?

Running Cool Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to September 30, 2024, averaging 16 points.

Running Cool Restaurant vs Fordham South

Fordham South runs 75% clean across 66 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 7 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 66 spots Cooked tracks in Fordham South, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 June 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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