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Papa Johns Pizza Pizza #3889

7979 N SHERMAN BLVD, Brown Deer, WI 53223 · Milwaukee County

23cited violations
4serious tier
5inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
Inspected by
North Shore Health Department
License / ID
BSIY-B2SKLP
Status
Permitted
Official record
North Shore Health Department inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026130
2025130
2024151
20232123

Inspections

  1. Oct 8, 2026 Routine · 1 priority foundation, 2 core, 1 repeat
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - FINGERNAIL MAINTENANCE - FINGERNAIL POLISH

      Employee noted wearing fingernail polish or artificial nails when working with food.

      Correction: Prohibit employees from wearing nail polish or artificial nails when working with food unless the employee is wearing single-use gloves.

      Code 2-302.11 (B)

    • Not serious Core Repeat

      EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS - FIXED , SPACING OR SEALING - INSTALLATION

      Caulk has deteriorated at hand washing sink next to make line.

      Correction: Equipment shall be spaced from wall and other equipment to allow cleaning on all sides, sealed to adjoining equipment or walls, or elevated on legs to allow for easy cleaning.

      Code 4-402.11

    • Not serious Core

      CONTROLLING PESTS - INSPECTING PREMISE

      Multiple house flies observed in kitchen .

      Correction: Routinely inspect facilities for insects and rodents. Clean and maintain food establishment.

      Code 6-501.111 (B)

  2. Nov 25, 2025 Routine · 3 core, 1 repeat
    • Not serious Core

      EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS - FIXED , SPACING OR SEALING - INSTALLATION

      Handwashing sink next to make line is no longer sealed to wall.

      Correction: Equipment shall be spaced from wall and other equipment to allow cleaning on all sides, sealed to adjoining equipment or walls, or elevated on legs to allow for easy cleaning.

      Code 4-402.11

    • Not serious Core

      NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEANING FREQUENCY

      The receptor drain in floor beneath food prep sink is not cleaned on a frequent basis.

      Correction: Clean all equipment on a routine basis to prevent accumulation of soil residues.

      Code 4-602.13

    • Not serious Core Repeat

      WALL AND CEILING COVERINGS AND COATINGS

      Light fixture cover above mop sink is missing, and there is an electrical cord hanging out.

      Correction: Provide wall and ceiling coverings that are smooth, easily cleanable and nonabsorbent.

      Code 6-201.16

  3. Nov 26, 2024 Routine · 1 priority, 4 core, 1 repeat
    • Serious Priority Repeat Corrected on site

      NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE-FOODS

      Employee observed handling a ready-to eat pepperoncino pepper with bare hands.

      Correction: Discard contaminated food; employees shall use single-use gloves or other suitable utensils when handling ready-to-eat foods. Pepper discarded. Clean tongs were placed in pepperoncino peppers for use when serving.

      Code 3-301.11 (B)

    • Not serious Core

      PLUMBING - SYSTEM MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR

      The faucet at mop sink is leaking.

      Correction: The plumbing system shall be maintained in good repair. Repair or replace defective or leaking plumbing.

      Code 5-205.15 (B)

    • Not serious Core

      FLOOR AND WALL JUNCTURES, COVED, AND ENCLOSED OR SEALED

      Floor and wall juncture in kitchen is not coved. Several base tiles are missing around perimeter of kitchen. Caulk at wall juncture of prep sink, kitchen hand washing sink, and 3-compartment sinks has deteriorated and sinks are no longer secured to the wall.

      Correction: Provide base tiles and re-caulk prep sink, kitchen hand sink, and 3-compartment sinks.

      Code 6-201.13 (A)

    • Not serious Core

      WALL AND CEILING COVERINGS AND COATINGS

      Light fixture cover above mop sink is missing.

      Correction: Provide wall and ceiling coverings that are smooth, easily cleanable and nonabsorbent.

      Code 6-201.16

    • Not serious Core

      INSECTS AND RODENTS - OUTER OPENINGS - SCREENING

      Back door to kitchen is open and not provided with a screen.

      Correction: Provide screens or other effective means or close openings to the outside. Doors and windows kept open to provide ventilation shall be provided with screens, air curtains or other effective means to prevent entrance of rodents and pests.

      Code 6-202.15 (D)

  4. Nov 6, 2023 Re-inspection · 1 priority foundation, 1 core, 2 repeat
    • Not serious Priority Foundation Repeat Corrected on site

      HAND DRYING PROVISION

      At re-inspection, no single-use toweling or other hand drying device available at either of the employee handwashing sinks in kitchen for hand drying.

      Correction: Provide single-use toweling or other approved devices at employee handwashing sink to facilitate proper handwashing. Manager placed towels in dispensers at both handwshing sinks during re-inspection.

      Code 6-301.12

    • Not serious Core Repeat

      PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - HAIR RESTRAINTS

      Employees noted working in food preparation/cooking area without a hair restraint.

      Correction: Provide employees working in food preparation and cooking areas with effective hair restraint (hat, hair net, beard restraint, etc.).

      Code 2-402.11

  5. Oct 30, 2023 Routine · 3 priority, 3 priority foundation, 4 core, 1 repeat
    • Serious Priority

      NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE-FOODS

      Employee was observed placing ready-to-eat peppers into pizza box with bare hands.

      Correction: Discard contaminated food; employees shall use single-use gloves or other suitable utensils when handling ready-to-eat foods.

      Code 3-301.11 (B)

    • Serious Priority

      DATE MARKING - DISPOSITION

      Meatballs in the walk-in cooler and container of sauce on line have exceeded their date marks. Several containers of sausage in walk-in cooler were not provided with a date mark.

      Correction: Discard ready-to-eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food requiring a date mark that has exceeded the discard date or has not been provided with a date mark.

      Code 3-501.18 (A)

    • Serious Priority Repeat

      TOXIC SUBSTANCES - STORAGE

      Working container of equipment cleaner in pizza box area is stored over single-use cups.

      Correction: Rearrange area so that toxic materials are stored below or away from food, equipment and single service items.

      Code 7-201.11 (B)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - FINGERNAIL MAINTENANCE - FINGERNAIL POLISH

      Employee noted wearing fingernail polish when working with food and not wearing gloves.

      Correction: Prohibit employees from wearing nail polish or artificial nails when working with food unless the employee is wearing single-use gloves.

      Code 2-302.11 (B)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      USING A HANDWASHING SINK - ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED

      Both handwashing sinks in food preparation areas observed to be blocked during inspection and were unavailable for proper handwashing.

      Correction: Keep handwashing sink in working condition at all times to allow for frequent handwashing.

      Code 5-205.11 (A) and (C)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      HAND DRYING PROVISION

      No single-use toweling or other hand drying device available at employee handwashing sink next to make line for hand drying.

      Correction: Provide single-use toweling or other approved devices at employee handwashing sink to facilitate proper handwashing. Towels were placed in dispenser.

      Code 6-301.12

    • Not serious Core

      PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - JEWELRY

      Employee noted wearing bracelets on wrists while working with food.

      Correction: Except for a plain ring such as a wedding band, prohibit food employees wearing jewelry on the hands or wrists while working with food.

      Code 2-303.11

    • Not serious Core

      PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - HAIR RESTRAINTS

      Employees noted working in food preparation/cooking area without a hair restraint.

      Correction: Provide employees working in food preparation and cooking areas with effective hair restraint (hat, hair net, beard restraint, etc.).

      Code 2-402.11

    • Not serious Core Corrected on site

      PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - COVERED CONTAINERS OR WRAPPING

      Containers of sauces in the prep cooler (bottom) were obseved to be unwrapped or uncovered.

      Correction: All foods that are not part of a cooling process shall be covered at all times to prevent cross-contamination. Food shall be discarded if suspected of cross-contamination.

      Code 3-302.11 (A) (4)

    • Not serious Core Corrected on site

      FOOD CONTAMINATION - FOOD PREPARATION

      Cell phone and employee food observed on prep table.

      Correction: Remove food from this location or provide alternate methods to protect food from contamination. Keep cell phones and employee food off of prep tables and away from customer food.

      Code 3-305.14

Source: North Shore Health Department. History last read Oct 16, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.