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John's Pizza
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
- address260 West 44 Street, Manhattan 10036
- cuisinePizza
- phone2123917560
Is John's Pizza clean?
John's Pizza is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 31, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at John's Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick worker near the foodcriticalFood worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
When was John's Pizza last inspected?
John's Pizza has 6 inspections on record going back to April 6, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| October 27, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 1, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| April 10, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 26, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| April 6, 2023 | — |
John's Pizza vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 64% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.