Paparino's Pizza

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 25, 2008 →
• address258 Dudley St, Roxbury 02119

Is Paparino's Pizza clean?

Paparino's Pizza is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on April 10, 2008, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on March 25, 2008. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Paparino's Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Hot Holdingcritical
• ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided
• ⚠️Food Protection
• ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Cleancritical
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
• ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
• ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded
• ⚠️Living/Sleeping Quaters/Laundry

When was Paparino's Pizza last inspected?

Paparino's Pizza has 3 inspections on record going back to October 16, 2007.

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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.

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Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 25, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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