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John's Pizza
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 8, 2026
- address863 Washington St, Dorchester 02124
Is John's Pizza clean?
John's Pizza is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at John's Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C) • Observed parts of the plaster hanging from the ceiling over the pizza oven. Remove and provide proper sealing to prevent food contamination.Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C) • Observed parts of the plaster hanging from the ceiling over the pizza oven. Remove and provide proper sealing to prevent food contamination.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed heavy rodent activity on unused equipment per pic. Clean to remove Observed rodent activity on the floor. Clean to remove PIC provided pest control reports for reviewControlling Pests (Pf) • Observed heavy rodent activity on unused equipment per pic. Clean to remove Observed rodent activity on the floor. Clean to remove PIC provided pest control reports for review
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Observed heavy debris stored in the basement. Remove and cleanMaintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Observed heavy debris stored in the basement. Remove and clean
When was John's Pizza last inspected?
John's Pizza has 2 inspections on record going back to March 26, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 26, 2026 | Fail |
John's Pizza vs Mattapan
Mattapan runs 77% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 38 mid, 26 cooked.
Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Mattapan, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 April 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.