Bronx, NY — Good Fellas Pisteria, a pizza restaurant at 3414 Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, received a Grade B score of 23 points following a health inspection conducted on February 25, 2026. The score places the restaurant near the upper end of the Grade B range, just four points below the 28-point threshold where a Grade C designation begins.
Inspectors identified one critical violation during the inspection. No non-critical violations were cited.
What Inspectors Found
The single violation documented during the inspection was classified as critical. Inspectors found that hot time/temperature control for safety (TCS) food items were not being held at or above 140 °F, as required under NYC Health Code regulations (violation code 02B).
TCS foods — which include items such as cooked meats, cheese, and prepared sauces commonly found in pizza restaurants — must be maintained at proper temperatures to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. When hot TCS foods fall below 140 °F, they enter what food safety professionals refer to as the "temperature danger zone" (between 41 °F and 140 °F), where bacterial growth can occur rapidly.
Despite being the only violation recorded, the temperature control issue alone generated enough points to push the restaurant's score to 23, reflecting the significant weight that NYC's scoring system assigns to critical food safety violations.
Food Safety Context
The requirement to hold hot TCS foods at or above 140 °F is established under NYC Health Code Article 81 and aligns with the FDA Food Code guidelines for safe food handling. Temperature control is considered one of the most fundamental aspects of food safety because improper holding temperatures are a leading contributing factor to foodborne illness.
Restaurants are expected to monitor food temperatures throughout service and take corrective action when items fall below safe thresholds. This includes reheating foods to 165 °F before returning them to hot holding, or discarding items that have remained in the danger zone for extended periods.
Inspection History
No prior inspection history is available for Good Fellas Pisteria in the DOHMH public dataset. This February 2026 inspection represents the first recorded inspection for this establishment in the current database.
Understanding NYC Restaurant Grades
New York City's restaurant grading system, administered by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), assigns letter grades based on the total number of violation points accumulated during an inspection:
- Grade A: 0–13 points
- Grade B: 14–27 points
- Grade C: 28 or more points
Lower scores indicate fewer or less severe violations. Good Fellas Pisteria's score of 23 falls within the Grade B range but sits in the upper portion, four points from a Grade C designation. For context, the Grade B range spans 14 to 27 points, and a score of 23 represents the higher end of that spectrum.
Restaurants that receive a Grade B or C on an initial inspection may request a re-inspection or contest the results through an administrative tribunal hearing.
This inspection data was released by DOHMH on February 27, 2026, two days after the inspection was conducted. Residents can verify inspection results and review detailed violation records through the NYC DOHMH restaurant inspection database, available at the department's official website.
More About This Restaurant
View the full inspection history for Good Fellas Pisteria including all past inspections, violations, and grade changes.