HotSpot Grill and Jerk
4850 White Plains Road, Bronx, NY 10470
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Keeps coming up: Food protection certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations, cited 6 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- Passed 2 of 6 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Aug 29, 2025: failed with 4 violations, 3 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- 8 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2025
- Failed Aug 29
Cycle Inspection
4 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
- Critical Food protection certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations
- Critical Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment's food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, phorid flies and fruit flies
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
- Failed Apr 9
Cycle Inspection
6 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food protection certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations
- Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
- Minor Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used
- Minor Thawing procedure improper
- Passed Feb 4
Cycle Inspection
3 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations
- Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
- 2024
- Failed Oct 24
Cycle Inspection
4 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment's food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, phorid flies and fruit flies
- Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
- Critical Food protection certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
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