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Sweets Bakery & Cafe
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedJune 17, 2026
- address144-06 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11354
- cuisineChinese
- phone7188868618
Is Sweets Bakery & Cafe clean?
New York currently lists Sweets Bakery & Cafe as grade pending, following an inspection on June 17, 2026 that scored 27 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 B on September 23, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Sweets Bakery & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Sweets Bakery & Cafe last inspected?
Sweets Bakery & Cafe has 8 inspections on record going back to February 6, 2024, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| May 5, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| September 23, 2025 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| September 12, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| August 5, 2025 | — | |
| November 22, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 11 pts |
| April 3, 2024 | Grade C | 32 pts |
| February 6, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
Sweets Bakery & Cafe vs Murray Hill
Murray Hill runs 66% clean across 222 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 24 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 222 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 June 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.