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Tessey's International Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 26, 2025
- address2542B White Plains Road, Bronx 10467
- cuisineSoul Food
- phone7187084084
Is Tessey's International Kitchen clean?
Tessey's International Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 26, 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 Tessey's International Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Tessey's International Kitchen last inspected?
Tessey's International Kitchen has 4 inspections on record going back to May 26, 2022, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 3, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
| February 8, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| May 26, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Tessey's International Kitchen vs Bronxdale
Bronxdale runs 79% clean across 58 tracked restaurants — 44 clean, 4 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 58 spots Cooked tracks in Bronxdale, 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 March 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.