Papa Johns

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 22, 2026
• address1493 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02122

Is Papa Johns clean?

Papa Johns is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Papa Johns?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Missing soap at the handsink. Provide at all times
  Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Missing soap at the handsink. Provide at all times
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Missing paper towels at the handsink. Provide and elevate to prevent contamination
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Missing paper towels at the handsink. Provide and elevate to prevent contamination
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker exp 10/25. Provide an update proof of inspection.
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker exp 10/25. Provide an update proof of inspection.

When was Papa Johns last inspected?

Papa Johns has 6 inspections on record going back to January 3, 2025.

Papa Johns vs Dorchester

Dorchester runs 85% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 445 clean, 31 mid, 47 cooked.

Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.