At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
10point violations
1 problem found · 1 marked critical · Health department inspection, Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · Mar 23, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 21 point violations. Papa John's Pizza got about the same as most. That's from the last routine visit, on Sep 15, 2025.
Compared with 4,330 New York City fast-food and counter places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Papa John's Pizza?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: No certified food protection manager on record 04AHow to fixFix it
Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
We review New York City health data to make this report. We are not the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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For Papa John's Pizza's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: No certified food protection manager on recordThe health department found: “Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.”
Then the next one.
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Show what you did
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15.
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Inspections
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 5 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026
The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 other).
Fewer point violations than last time (24 → 19). That takes a team.
NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.
Every visit
LatestMar 23, 2026Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection10 points (A)
This one: 10 points (A), inspected Mar 23, 2026.
1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
04A Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 2-102.12
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In CleanCleaver: Check the manager certificate is on file
A certified food protection manager
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EarlierSep 15, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection19 points
2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
02G Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
04A Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
EarlierJun 3, 2025Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
The department's words
20-06 Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
EarlierJan 28, 2025Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection16 points (B)
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
04A Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
The department's words
09E Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
10F Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
EarlierJul 11, 2024Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection24 points
4 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
04A Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
04J Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
10F Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
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Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
Zero points means the inspector found no problems. New York City adds points for each problem. Big ones, the kind most likely to make someone sick, add more.
Inspectors add points for each problem they find. 0 to 13 points is an A, 14 to 27 a B, 28 or more a C.
- Listed as
- Pizza
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
- Result
- 10 points (A)
- Source
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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