Johnny D's Fruit & Produce is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 28, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Johnny D's Fruit & Produce?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 28, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food Protection • Produce stored in boxes on floor - Retail/storage
Food Protection • Produce stored in boxes on floor - Retail/storage
⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Using sheet pan no means to properly sanitatizer - No ware washing facilitiescritical
Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Using sheet pan no means to properly sanitatizer - No ware washing facilities
⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Using sheet pan no means to properly clean- No ware washing facilities
Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Using sheet pan no means to properly clean- No ware washing facilities
⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • No cover for waste receptacle - Unisex bathroom Break down boxes and properly stored - Outside rear
Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • No cover for waste receptacle - Unisex bathroom Break down boxes and properly stored - Outside rear
⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Stained caparting in retail/storage areas Carpeting in bathroom
Improper Maintenance of Floors • Stained caparting in retail/storage areas Carpeting in bathroom
⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Loose ceiling tiles - Retail Built up dust on ceiling/light fixtures Walls in disrepair-Storage Dust on ceiling vent - Bathroom Pest proof rear door - Gap between door and floor to the exterior
Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Loose ceiling tiles - Retail Built up dust on ceiling/light fixtures Walls in disrepair-Storage Dust on ceiling vent - Bathroom Pest proof rear door - Gap between door and floor to the exterior
When was Johnny D's Fruit & Produce last inspected?
Johnny D's Fruit & Produce has 20 inspections on record going back to July 3, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
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 November 28, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.