Bronx, NY — Wingstop, located at 610 Exterior Street in the Bronx, received a Grade B following a New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) inspection conducted on February 10, 2025. The restaurant recorded a score of 21, placing it near the upper boundary of the Grade B range and close to the threshold at which a Grade C is assigned.

What Inspectors Found

Inspectors documented one critical violation during the February inspection. The cited violation, Code 02G, involves temperature control for safety (TCS) foods — specifically, cold food items held above the required temperature of 41°F. Proper cold holding is a foundational requirement of food safety practice, as temperatures above this threshold can allow bacterial growth in perishable foods.

For a chicken-focused restaurant, maintaining correct cold storage temperatures for poultry products is a core operational requirement. The violation was the sole issue identified during the inspection, but its classification as critical reflects its direct connection to potential foodborne illness risk.

No non-critical violations were recorded during this inspection.

Food Safety Context

Cold temperature control is governed by NYC Health Code Article 81 and aligned with standards set out in the FDA Food Code. These regulations establish 41°F as the maximum safe holding temperature for most potentially hazardous cold foods, and 38°F for certain items such as smoked or processed fish. The standards are designed to limit conditions under which pathogens such as Salmonella and Listeria can multiply to unsafe levels.

Critical violations are those the DOHMH has determined pose the most direct risk to public health. While a single critical violation does not automatically trigger a closure, it carries significant weight in the overall scoring calculation and can result in reinspection or conditional permit status depending on circumstances.

It should be noted that the inspection was conducted on February 10, 2025, and this data was released by DOHMH on March 30, 2026. Conditions at the restaurant may have changed in the intervening period.

Inspection History

No prior inspection history is available for this location in the public DOHMH dataset.

Understanding NYC Restaurant Grades

New York City's letter grading system is based on the total score assigned during a DOHMH inspection:

  • A: 0–13 points (lowest violation severity)
  • B: 14–27 points
  • C: 28 or more points

A score of 21 falls within the Grade B range, but sits closer to the Grade C threshold than to the lower end of the B band. Restaurants that score in the B or C range are typically subject to an unannounced reinspection, at which point they may improve their grade or face additional enforcement action.

Consumers can look up current inspection grades and violation histories for any NYC restaurant through the DOHMH's online restaurant inspection database at nyc.gov/health. Grades are required to be posted in a visible location at the restaurant entrance.

More About This Restaurant

View the full inspection history for Wingstop including all past inspections, violations, and grade changes.