John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant

749 Lydig Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462

Pizza

Last inspected: Dec 3, 2025

Score

Medium Risk NYC Grade: A

Across the available record, John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant has five inspections on file, the first dated 2023. Inspectors last stopped by on Dec 3, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

Recent inspections show fewer violations than earlier ones, with the latest at four versus eight before.

Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material comes up most often, recorded five times in the inspection record.

By comparison, the average Bronx facility scores 77, putting John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant on the weaker side. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Dec 3, 2025

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.

View 4 violations

Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (frsa) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. frsa flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, phorid flies and fruit flies.

04N

Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.

04M

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

08A

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.

10F

Aug 5, 2025

Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

9 critical violations. 2 minor violations.

View 11 violations

Tobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.

06B

Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.

02B

Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.

04M

Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

06D

After cooking or removal from hot holding, tcs food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °f to 70 °f or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °f to 41 °f or less within 4 additional hours.

02H

04N

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.

02G

Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

06E

Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with haccp plan.

04H

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

08A

10F

May 14, 2025

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

3 critical violations. 2 minor violations.

View 5 violations

Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.

02B

No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.

05H

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

04K

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

08A

10F

Jan 6, 2025

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.

View 3 violations

Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

06D

Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.

06F

10F

Oct 10, 2023

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.

View 2 violations

Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

06C

10F

Frequently Asked Questions

When was John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant on file is from Dec 3, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant?

Across the inspection record, non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material has been cited five times, more than any other issue at John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant.

How does John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant compare to other restaurants in Bronx?

John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Bronx average of 77.

Has John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant have turned up fewer violations than earlier ones, with the latest finding around four violations compared to about eight previously.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

How often is John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, John & Joe Pizzeria & Restaurant is inspected around two times per year on average.

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