Grade APizzaNo recent inspection

Papa John's

2241 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, Bronx, 10462

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (1 year ago).

Last inspected Jan 14, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Jan 14, 2025

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

    Critical
  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

  • A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

    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.

  • A paperwork or posting requirement, such as permits, certificates, or required signs.

    Required succinct nutritional statements not posted on menu(s) for adults and children (2,000 calories per day for adults)

  • Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.

    Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment

  • A paperwork or posting requirement, such as permits, certificates, or required signs.

    Additional nutritional information statement not posted, or additional nutritional information not provided

  • A paperwork or posting requirement, such as permits, certificates, or required signs.

    Caloric content not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags, in a food service establishment that is 1 of 15 or more outlets operating the same type of business nationally under common ownership or control, or as a franchise or doing business under the same name, for each menu item that is served in portions, the size and content of which are standardized.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jan 14, 2025Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection7 (1 critical)
Jun 12, 2024Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection3 (2 critical)
May 29, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (3 critical)
May 2, 2023Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (2 critical)
Jan 6, 2023Grade CCycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection2 (1 critical)
Jan 3, 2023Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Re-inspection5 (4 critical)
Apr 13, 2022Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (2 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 6×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 5×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 2×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 6 rodent inspections on record, 5 finding rat activity.
  • 6 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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