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The Famous Jimbo's Hamburger Palace
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 15, 2025
- address1977 Jerome Avenue, Bronx 10453
- cuisineHamburgers
- phone7185637187
Is The Famous Jimbo's Hamburger Palace clean?
The Famous Jimbo's Hamburger Palace is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 15, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Famous Jimbo's Hamburger Palace?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- ⚠️Food Protection Certificate not available for inspectionFood Protection Certificate not available for inspection
When was The Famous Jimbo's Hamburger Palace last inspected?
The Famous Jimbo's Hamburger Palace has 4 inspections on record going back to November 15, 2022, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2025 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| March 25, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| January 5, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| November 15, 2022 | Grade A | 7 pts |
The Famous Jimbo's Hamburger Palace vs University Heights-Morris Heights
University Heights-Morris Heights runs 75% clean across 69 tracked restaurants — 40 clean, 5 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 69 spots Cooked tracks in University Heights-Morris Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 April 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.