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Papa John Pizza
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 8, 2018
- address522 River St, Mattapan 02126
Is Papa John Pizza clean?
Papa John Pizza is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 8, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Papa John Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 8, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all scored cutting boards..Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all scored cutting boards..
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • replace missing drain cover at mop sink...Adjust ramp to walkin...Non-Food Contact Surfaces • replace missing drain cover at mop sink...Adjust ramp to walkin...
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide covers for all trash receptacles...Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • provide covers for all trash receptacles...
- ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • replace missing threshold in walkin box....repair walkin floor in walkin...Floors Designed Constructed Installed • replace missing threshold in walkin box....repair walkin floor in walkin...
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • clean all ceiling vent. covers.Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • clean all ceiling vent. covers.
- ⚠️Dressing Rooms Clean/Lockers Provided • provide lockers for all employees personnel items.Dressing Rooms Clean/Lockers Provided • provide lockers for all employees personnel items.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • remove all beverage crates used for shelving...replace missing maintenance rack/hooks...Premises Maintained • remove all beverage crates used for shelving...replace missing maintenance rack/hooks...
When was Papa John Pizza last inspected?
Papa John Pizza has 13 inspections on record going back to December 18, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 22, 2018 | — | |
| February 8, 2018 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2017 | — | |
| June 13, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 26, 2017 | — | |
| August 26, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 19, 2016 | Fail | |
| February 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2016 | Fail | |
| February 16, 2016 | Fail | |
| December 21, 2015 | Pass |
Papa John 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 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 February 8, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.