Dawa's

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 17, 2025 →
• address51-18 Skillman Avenue, Queens 11377
• cuisineAsian/Asian Fusion
• phone7188998629

Is Dawa's clean?

Dawa's is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 17, 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 Dawa's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal 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.
• 🛠️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.

When was Dawa's last inspected?

Dawa's has 4 inspections on record going back to May 25, 2022, averaging 11 points.

Dawa's vs Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth

Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth runs 77% clean across 556 tracked restaurants — 364 clean, 32 mid, 78 cooked.

Against the 556 spots Cooked tracks in Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 66% 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.

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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 April 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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