Papa Gino's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 14, 2010
• address184 Border St, East Boston 02128

Is Papa Gino's clean?

Papa Gino's is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 14, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Papa Gino's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 14, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Wire rack for pizza has a hole from wear and tear.Discard and provide durable pizza pan
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Wire rack for pizza has a hole from wear and tear.Discard and provide durable pizza pan
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean dolly runners for dough from all visible stains and soils
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean dolly runners for dough from all visible stains and soils
• ⚠️Cross Connection Back Siphonage Backflow • Spray arm at sink is streched into the sink.Repair as needed
  Cross Connection Back Siphonage Backflow • Spray arm at sink is streched into the sink.Repair as needed
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Trash barrels in rear are overloaded and loose trash and debris around them.Clean as needed
  Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Trash barrels in rear are overloaded and loose trash and debris around them.Clean as needed
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of rodent droppings at front counter.Contact pest control company
  Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of rodent droppings at front counter.Contact pest control company
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean vents above grill from heavy grease stains and soils
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean vents above grill from heavy grease stains and soils

When was Papa Gino's last inspected?

Papa Gino's has 9 inspections on record going back to December 3, 2007.

Papa Gino's vs North End

North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, 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 January 14, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.