La Reina

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 29, 2026
• address80 Bennington St, East Boston 02128

Is La Reina clean?

La Reina is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 29, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at La Reina?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Walk-in/ reach in unit Properly store all raw foods(fish raw shell eggs shrimp) Below Ready to eat foods/properly store all raw foods below ready to eat foods based on cooking temperature requirement.critical
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Walk-in/ reach in unit Properly store all raw foods(fish raw shell eggs shrimp) Below Ready to eat foods/properly store all raw foods below ready to eat foods based on cooking temperature requirement.
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiple squeeze bottles observed without labels. Provide labels when removed from original containers
  Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiple squeeze bottles observed without labels. Provide labels when removed from original containers
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed multiples food Items (cucumber cheese sour cream tomatoes pico de gallo) on the cold holding service refrigerator with elavated temperature at 48F and 50F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F and below.critical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed multiples food Items (cucumber cheese sour cream tomatoes pico de gallo) on the cold holding service refrigerator with elavated temperature at 48F and 50F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F and below.
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Reach in Unit/Walk-in / Properly date mark all ready to eat foods/Provide made/discard date to all food prepped before storing in the refrigerator
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Reach in Unit/Walk-in / Properly date mark all ready to eat foods/Provide made/discard date to all food prepped before storing in the refrigerator
• ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Rear door left wide open without screen door. Provide or mantain closed all the time
  Outer Openings Protected (C) • Rear door left wide open without screen door. Provide or mantain closed all the time
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Restroom and kitchen observed without employee must wash hand signage/ Provide
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Restroom and kitchen observed without employee must wash hand signage/ Provide
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood Sticker observed expired April 14 2026/ Provide Updated sticker
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood Sticker observed expired April 14 2026/ Provide Updated sticker

When was La Reina last inspected?

La Reina has 59 inspections on record going back to October 19, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

La Reina vs East Boston

East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.

Other spots in East Boston

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  clean · October 16, 2019
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  clean · June 4, 2014
• ✓ Lanzilli Groceria
  clean · March 30, 2026
• ✕ Punto Rojo
  cooked · July 21, 2026
• ✕ Estrellita Food Market
  cooked · March 25, 2009
• ✓ Braulio's Market
  clean · April 2, 2012

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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 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.