Pizza Depot is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 6, 2007. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pizza Depot?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 6, 2007, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food Utensil Storage
Food Utensil Storage
⚠️Food Thermometers Provided
Food Thermometers Provided
⚠️Food Protection • Items are uncovered • The bottom of the refrigerator is lined with cardboard and food products are stored on the bottom. Provide a food grade surface to store food products on.
Food Protection • Items are uncovered • The bottom of the refrigerator is lined with cardboard and food products are stored on the bottom. Provide a food grade surface to store food products on.
⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • There is no soap at the handsink during food prep. Provide soap so employees can properly wash their hands.critical
Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • There is no soap at the handsink during food prep. Provide soap so employees can properly wash their hands.
⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit available. Provide.
Test Kit Provided • No test kit available. Provide.
⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No soap at the only handsink. Provide
Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No soap at the only handsink. Provide
⚠️Toxic Items: Original Container • Regular household bleach is being used. Provide commercial grade bleach to properly sanitize items.critical
Toxic Items: Original Container • Regular household bleach is being used. Provide commercial grade bleach to properly sanitize items.
When was Pizza Depot last inspected?
Pizza Depot has 5 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2007.
date
result
score
December 30, 2012
—
March 31, 2010
closed by the city
April 30, 2008
closed by the city
September 6, 2007
Pass
August 30, 2007
Fail
Pizza Depot vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
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 September 6, 2007. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.