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Al-Sham Sweets & Pastries
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 28, 2026
- address24-39 Steinway Street, Queens 11103
- cuisineMiddle Eastern
- phone7187770876
Is Al-Sham Sweets & Pastries clean?
Al-Sham Sweets & Pastries is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 28, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Al-Sham Sweets & Pastries?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
When was Al-Sham Sweets & Pastries last inspected?
Al-Sham Sweets & Pastries has 3 inspections on record going back to August 21, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 31, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| August 21, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
Al-Sham Sweets & Pastries vs Astoria
Astoria runs 74% clean across 503 tracked restaurants — 326 clean, 39 mid, 76 cooked.
Against the 503 spots Cooked tracks in Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 March 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.