Boloco

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 28, 2015
• address1940 Beacon St, Brighton 02135

Is Boloco clean?

Boloco is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 28, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Boloco?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Hot Holding • The items in the hot holding cabinet in the back are not hot enough; black beans 100F. Provide proper hot holding of 140F or below.critical
  Hot Holding • The items in the hot holding cabinet in the back are not hot enough; black beans 100F. Provide proper hot holding of 140F or below.
• ⚠️Cold Holding • The items on the top of the front refrigerator are elevated; salsa 50F guacamole 60F.critical
  Cold Holding • The items on the top of the front refrigerator are elevated; salsa 50F guacamole 60F.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The coffin freezer in the back is damaged and there is frost buildup along the edges. Repair or replace.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The coffin freezer in the back is damaged and there is frost buildup along the edges. Repair or replace.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • The interior and exterior of the ice machine is soiled. Clean to remove.
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • The interior and exterior of the ice machine is soiled. Clean to remove.
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • There is no soap at the handsink in the kitchen. Provide.
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • There is no soap at the handsink in the kitchen. Provide.
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • The trash is for the whole building but the dumpster is not covered. Keepthe dumpster covered and if the covers are damaged have them replaced.
  Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • The trash is for the whole building but the dumpster is not covered. Keepthe dumpster covered and if the covers are damaged have them replaced.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • The floor grout is damaged in areas. Repair to provide a smooth cleanable durable surface.
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • The floor grout is damaged in areas. Repair to provide a smooth cleanable durable surface.

When was Boloco last inspected?

Boloco has 20 inspections on record going back to January 23, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Boloco vs Brighton

Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.

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• ? Chef Choy's House Restaurant
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• ? Seoul Garden
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• ✓ Dollar Tree Store No. 3456
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• ✓ Andalus Pizza & Cafe
  clean · July 13, 2007

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How Boston grades restaurants

Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 28, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.