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Papa John's Pizza
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 22, 2026
- address161 West 231 Street, Bronx 10463
- cuisinePizza
- phone3477746684
Is Papa John's Pizza clean?
Papa John's Pizza is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 22, 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 Papa John's Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Papa John's Pizza last inspected?
Papa John's Pizza has 4 inspections on record going back to June 10, 2024, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| December 9, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| September 23, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| June 10, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Papa John's Pizza vs Van Cortlandt Village
Van Cortlandt Village runs 71% clean across 44 tracked restaurants — 29 clean, 7 mid, 5 cooked.
Against the 44 spots Cooked tracks in Van Cortlandt Village, this one comes out cleaner than 85% 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 May 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.