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Al Aqsa Restaurant & Sweets
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 27, 2026
- address148-01 Hillside Avenue, Queens 11435
- cuisineBangladeshi
- phone9295009935
Is Al Aqsa Restaurant & Sweets clean?
Al Aqsa Restaurant & Sweets is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 27, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Al Aqsa Restaurant & Sweets?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🛠️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.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
When was Al Aqsa Restaurant & Sweets last inspected?
Al Aqsa Restaurant & Sweets has 7 inspections on record going back to August 21, 2023, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 8, 2025 | Grade C | 33 pts |
| August 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| August 29, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 15, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| September 5, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| August 21, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 51 pts |
Al Aqsa Restaurant & Sweets vs Jamaica
Jamaica runs 76% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 January 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.