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Deno's Pizza And Subs
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 15, 2026
- address2040 Centre St, West Roxbury 02132
Is Deno's Pizza And Subs clean?
Deno's Pizza And Subs is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Deno's Pizza And Subs?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Sanitizing buckets out on counter tops with no sanitizer registering at the test strip. Address and ensure all staff have been trained on how to set up and test sanitizer in buckets. All rags used for cleaning shall be stored in a sanitzing solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Sanitizing buckets out on counter tops with no sanitizer registering at the test strip. Address and ensure all staff have been trained on how to set up and test sanitizer in buckets. All rags used for cleaning shall be stored in a sanitzing solution.
- ⚠️Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Boxes of foods observed being stored on the ground of the walk-in freezer. Discontinue and store all foods elevated a minimum of 6 inches off the ground.Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Boxes of foods observed being stored on the ground of the walk-in freezer. Discontinue and store all foods elevated a minimum of 6 inches off the ground.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Small walk-in freezer does not appear to be functioning properly. Foods at the time of the inspection were at below 20F. Discontinue useage unless the unit is able to maintain all foods inside frozen. At the time of the re-inspection all foods had been removed and parts had been order and will be installed upon arrival.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Small walk-in freezer does not appear to be functioning properly. Foods at the time of the inspection were at below 20F. Discontinue useage unless the unit is able to maintain all foods inside frozen. At the time of the re-inspection all foods had been removed and parts had been order and will be installed upon arrival.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No equipment thermometer observed inside of the single door Coke cooler. Provide.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No equipment thermometer observed inside of the single door Coke cooler. Provide.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Pipe under the 3 bay sink with a small leak. Address and make any necessary repairs. PVC drainage pipe to the compressor of the Bally walk-in cooler is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Pipe under the 3 bay sink with a small leak. Address and make any necessary repairs. PVC drainage pipe to the compressor of the Bally walk-in cooler is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings observed on a sheet pan along with small storage shelf for paper towel dispensor in the basement. Address and provide an up to date pest conrol report for the re-inspection.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings observed on a sheet pan along with small storage shelf for paper towel dispensor in the basement. Address and provide an up to date pest conrol report for the re-inspection.
When was Deno's Pizza And Subs last inspected?
Deno's Pizza And Subs has 33 inspections on record going back to March 14, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2026 | Fail | |
| July 8, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 25, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 29, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 11, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 13, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 20, 2025 | Fail |
Deno's Pizza And Subs vs West Roxbury
West Roxbury runs 86% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 165 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.