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Joseph's Pizzeria

Latest: PASS August 15, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Italian

📍 Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain

🚇 Nearest Transit: Brookline Village (Green Line)

Address
8 S HUNTINGTON AV
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Inspection History
24 inspections
7 failures
License
License #353590
Last inspected: August 15, 2025

Inspection History (24 most recent)

PASS August 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
3 violations
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker observed expired June 29th 2025. Provide updated hood sticker from a licensed hood sticker. | L1 - : PIC to post current Certificate of Inspec...
FAIL August 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
3 violations
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker observed expired June 29th 2025. Provide updated hood sticker from a licensed hood sticker. | L1 - : PIC to post current Certificate of Inspec...
PASS March 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
0 violations
PASS August 29, 2024 at 3:23 PM
0 violations
PASS April 24, 2024 at 3:46 PM
0 violations
PASS October 24, 2023 at 7:49 PM
13 violations
590.002/2-303.11-C - Prohibition-Jewelry (C): Wedding bands only when working with foods - no watches or dangling bracelets | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Proper hair restraints needed when working with foods - cashier d...
FAIL October 18, 2023 at 4:22 PM
13 violations
590.002/2-303.11-C - Prohibition-Jewelry (C): Wedding bands only when working with foods - no watches or dangling bracelets | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Proper hair restraints needed when working with foods - cashier d...
PASS June 16, 2023 at 4:48 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-304.11-C - Clean Condition-Outer Clothing (C): Ensure clean outer attire is worn when working / preparing foods in the kitchen | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Ensure all staff are wearing proper hair restraints ...
FAIL June 9, 2023 at 7:15 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-304.11-C - Clean Condition-Outer Clothing (C): Ensure clean outer attire is worn when working / preparing foods in the kitchen | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Ensure all staff are wearing proper hair restraints ...
PASS March 10, 2023 at 8:31 PM
10 violations
590.002/2-303.11-C - Prohibition-Jewelry (C): Discontinue to eear long bracelets that may dangle into foods being prepared | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Ebsure all food handlers are wearing proper hair restraints when w...
FAIL March 3, 2023 at 7:37 PM
10 violations
590.002/2-303.11-C - Prohibition-Jewelry (C): Discontinue to eear long bracelets that may dangle into foods being prepared | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Ebsure all food handlers are wearing proper hair restraints when w...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS November 7, 2022 at 5:29 PM
3 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Ensure all food handlers are wearing proper hair restraints when working with foods in the restaurant | 590.004/4-301.14-C - Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C): Clean the vents of the ho...
PASS June 3, 2022 at 3:57 PM
5 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Ensure that all food handlers are wearing proper hair restraints when working with foods | 590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Ensur...
FAIL May 24, 2022 at 4:05 PM
5 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Ensure that all food handlers are wearing proper hair restraints when working with foods | 590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Ensur...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 11, 2022 at 7:44 PM
3 violations
590.005/5-202.15-C - Conditioning Device Design (C): Reattach the disconnected pipe coming from the back of the pizza oven into the designated area of ther hood system | 590.006/6-301.14-C - Handwashing Signage (C): Clearly and properly identify...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS August 24, 2021 at 5:05 PM
3 violations
590.005/5-501.13-C - Receptacles (C): provide covers for all trash receptacles | 590.006/6-501.11-C - Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C): repair floor throughout 1st level of food service area. | 590.006/6-501.11...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 19, 2021 at 5:04 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.11-C - Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C): repair floor in prep area as needed.
PASS W/ CONDITIONS November 4, 2020 at 8:05 PM
9 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): provide a prep sink | 590.004/4-204.112-PF - Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf): provide thermomters in reachin. | 590.004/4-501.11-C - Good Repair and...
FAIL October 21, 2020 at 4:15 PM
9 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): provide a prep sink | 590.004/4-204.112-PF - Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf): provide thermomters in reachin. | 590.004/4-501.11-C - Good Repair and...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS April 12, 2019 at 6:52 PM
2 violations
13-2-304/402.11 - Clean Cloths Hair Restraint: Food handler without proper hair restraints corrected immediately | 36-6-201.11 - Floors Designed Constructed Installed: Repair damaged areas of the kitchen floor where needed
PASS W/ CONDITIONS October 30, 2018 at 6:39 PM
1 violation
36-6-201.11 - Floors Designed Constructed Installed: Repair damaged areas of the kitchen floor where needed
PASS July 27, 2018 at 6:25 PM
12 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Label to properly identify the contents of all bulk food containers | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: Shredded lettuce and sliced tomatoes are 60F in the sandwich unit. Keep lid closed on the sandwi...
FAIL July 20, 2018 at 5:10 PM
12 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Label to properly identify the contents of all bulk food containers | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: Shredded lettuce and sliced tomatoes are 60F in the sandwich unit. Keep lid closed on the sandwi...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 2, 2018 at 8:28 PM
1 violation
36-6-201.11 - Floors Designed Constructed Installed: Repair damaged areas of the kitchen floor in front of the front counter
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department