Kennedy Fried Chicken
218 East 165 Street, Bronx, NY 10456
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
- Last inspected Oct 15, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
- Passed 3 of 4 graded inspections since 2023.
- Keeps coming up: Nonfood-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, cited 2 times.
- 2 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 15
Cycle Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Nonfood-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
- 2025
- Passed Jan 15
Cycle Inspection
2 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored
- Critical 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
- 2024
- Passed Apr 22
Cycle Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Tobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area
- 2023
- Failed May 4
Cycle Inspection
4 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food protection certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations
- Critical After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140°F to 70°F or less within 2 hours, and from 70°F to 41°F or less within 4 additional hours
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- Minor Nonfood-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
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