Al Sham Restaurant

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedOctober 2, 2024
• inspection score19 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 24, 2026 →
• address7701 5 Avenue, Brooklyn 11209
• cuisineMiddle Eastern
• phone9296786859

Is Al Sham Restaurant clean?

New York currently lists Al Sham Restaurant as grade pending, following an inspection on September 24, 2026 that scored 19 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on October 2, 2024.

What did inspectors find at Al Sham Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Al Sham Restaurant last inspected?

Al Sham Restaurant has 6 inspections on record going back to March 16, 2023, averaging 20 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 September 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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