Koko Coffee

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 13, 2026
• address226 Causeway St, Boston 02114

Is Koko Coffee clean?

Koko Coffee is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 13, 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 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Provide hair restraints for staff while prepping food items
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Provide hair restraints for staff while prepping food items
• ⚠️Ice Used as Exterior Coolant Prohibited as Ingredient (P) • Remove the single use cups from the ice bin to prevent contamination. Remove the big jug from the ice machine in the back only use ice scoop to dispense ice.COS by the PICcritical
  Ice Used as Exterior Coolant Prohibited as Ingredient (P) • Remove the single use cups from the ice bin to prevent contamination. Remove the big jug from the ice machine in the back only use ice scoop to dispense ice.COS by the PIC
• ⚠️Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Noted sponge used to wash warewashing equipment.Discontinue
  Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Noted sponge used to wash warewashing equipment.Discontinue
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Provide testing strip for the 3 bay sink sanitizer
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Provide testing strip for the 3 bay sink sanitizer
• ⚠️Using Dressing Rooms and Lockers (C) • Remove all personal items from the top of the ice machine.
  Using Dressing Rooms and Lockers (C) • Remove all personal items from the top of the ice machine.
• ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Soiled floor in the front area and in the back storage area.Clean
  Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Soiled floor in the front area and in the back storage area.Clean

When was Koko Coffee last inspected?

Koko Coffee has 5 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2025.

Koko Coffee vs North End

North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.