Damascus Bread & Bakery

195 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 625-7070

Current Inspection Grade: A
Current Grade: A
Last Graded: 08/26/2022
 
 

At A Glance

Damascus Bread & Bakery has an average score of 21.2 from 5 scored inspections (see inspection history). The average is between 14 and 27, which equates to having a B average. This shows that Damascus Bread & Bakery may not be consistently maintaining a high level of control over food safety and handling, personal hygiene, facility and equipment managment and vermin control.

An establishment typically has two chances to earn a Grade A in every inspection cycle. It needs to score below 14 points either on its initial visit, or during the re-inspection if it didn't score below 14 points on the first visit.

Inspection History

11/24/2023 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 10 | A
  1. (Critical) Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
  2. 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.
  3. Food adulterated or misbranded. Adulterated or misbranded food possessed, being manufactured, produced, packed, sold, offered for sale, delivered or given away
08/26/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | Score: 11 | A
  1. (Critical) Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  2. (Critical) Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
  3. Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
07/01/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 42 | Not Graded
  1. (Critical) Cold 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.
  2. (Critical) Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
  3. (Critical) Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  4. (Critical) Food, supplies, and equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
  5. (Critical) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
  6. (Critical) Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  7. Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
02/04/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | Score: 8 | A
  1. (Critical) Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
  2. Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
01/13/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 35 | Not Graded
  1. (Critical) Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
  2. (Critical) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
  3. (Critical) Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
  4. Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
  5. Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
  6. Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.
  7. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
01/13/2022 | Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
  1. Food allergy information poster not conspicuously posted where food is being prepared or processed by food workers.
  2. MISBRANDED AND LABELING

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