Damascus Sweets

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 9, 2025 →
• address677 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx 10462
• cuisineMiddle Eastern
• phone9295446928

Is Damascus Sweets clean?

Damascus Sweets is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 9, 2025. 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 Damascus Sweets?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.

When was Damascus Sweets last inspected?

Damascus Sweets has 3 inspections on record going back to July 11, 2023, averaging 29 points.

Damascus Sweets vs Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square

Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square runs 80% clean across 100 tracked restaurants — 74 clean, 3 mid, 16 cooked.

Against the 100 spots Cooked tracks in Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square, this one comes out cleaner than 57% 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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 January 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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