Habanero Mexican Grill Inc.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 1, 2026
• address166 Brighton Av, Allston 02134

Is Habanero Mexican Grill Inc. clean?

Habanero Mexican Grill Inc. is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Habanero Mexican Grill Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Several bulk food storage containers without labeling. Provide.
  Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Several bulk food storage containers without labeling. Provide.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • No wiping cloths with sanitizer set up. Provide.
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • No wiping cloths with sanitizer set up. Provide.
• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Some food items placed on the floor inside walk-in unit. Elevate properly.
  Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Some food items placed on the floor inside walk-in unit. Elevate properly.
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Several prepared food items without labeling inside the walk-in unit.Provide.
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Several prepared food items without labeling inside the walk-in unit.Provide.
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No sanitizing test strips for three bay sink. Provide.
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No sanitizing test strips for three bay sink. Provide.
• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Handsink at lower level without soap and paper towels. Provide.
  Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Handsink at lower level without soap and paper towels. Provide.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed rodent-like droppings at lower level. Provide an IPM report from a licensed exterminator.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed rodent-like droppings at lower level. Provide an IPM report from a licensed exterminator.

When was Habanero Mexican Grill Inc. last inspected?

Habanero Mexican Grill Inc. has 37 inspections on record going back to July 17, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Habanero Mexican Grill Inc. vs Allston

Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.

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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 May 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.