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Koko Coffee
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 26, 2026
- address87 L St, South Boston 02127
Is Koko Coffee clean?
Koko Coffee is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 26, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Koko Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Observed damaged gasket on deep freezer. Replace • Provide drain plugs for all compartments on 3 bay sink for proper warewashing along with signage (wash / rinse / sanitize)Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Observed damaged gasket on deep freezer. Replace • Provide drain plugs for all compartments on 3 bay sink for proper warewashing along with signage (wash / rinse / sanitize)
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • Observed rodent dropping near rear door 2/18/26. Contact licensed pest control for services and provide reportControlling Pests (C) • Observed rodent dropping near rear door 2/18/26. Contact licensed pest control for services and provide report
When was Koko Coffee last inspected?
Koko Coffee has 17 inspections on record going back to January 27, 2023. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 18, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 11, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 9, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| September 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 27, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 20, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 28, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2024 | Fail |
Koko Coffee vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 February 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.