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Zoe's Pizzeria
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 4, 2020
- address224 Columbia Rd, Dorchester 02121
Is Zoe's Pizzeria clean?
Zoe's Pizzeria is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 4, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Zoe's Pizzeria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean all in place cooking and storage equipment. Visible soiled. Clean all shelves in warewashing and prep areas as discussed. Cean exterior of bulk food containers. Soiled. Clean interior of all refrigeration units. SoiledNonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean all in place cooking and storage equipment. Visible soiled. Clean all shelves in warewashing and prep areas as discussed. Cean exterior of bulk food containers. Soiled. Clean interior of all refrigeration units. Soiled
- ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters on cooking line visible soiled. Hood sticker expired April 2020. PIC will need to have cleaned before reinspection.Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters on cooking line visible soiled. Hood sticker expired April 2020. PIC will need to have cleaned before reinspection.
- ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Address peeling paint on walls and ceiling in kitchen area.Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Address peeling paint on walls and ceiling in kitchen area.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean floor and walls in kitchen prep area and warewashing. Soiled.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean floor and walls in kitchen prep area and warewashing. Soiled.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • PIC will need to have pest control come and inspect. I would remove all old equipment clean and organize and then have them do an inspection. Provide paper work from inspection at re-inspection date.Controlling Pests (Pf) • PIC will need to have pest control come and inspect. I would remove all old equipment clean and organize and then have them do an inspection. Provide paper work from inspection at re-inspection date.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • PIC will need to clean and organize basement storage. Old broken equipment will need to be removed. This will help with pest control inspects. Organize storage shelves in kitchen used for clean equipment and product.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • PIC will need to clean and organize basement storage. Old broken equipment will need to be removed. This will help with pest control inspects. Organize storage shelves in kitchen used for clean equipment and product.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Replace ripped gasket on two door refrigerator in kitchen.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Replace ripped gasket on two door refrigerator in kitchen.
When was Zoe's Pizzeria last inspected?
Zoe's Pizzeria has 2 inspections on record going back to December 4, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 4, 2020 | Fail |
Zoe's Pizzeria vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 December 4, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.