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Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 17, 2026
- address61 Brookline Av, Boston 02215
Is Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar clean?
Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 17, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed soiled knifes stored in between equipment. Store properly in a clean sanitized surface.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed soiled knifes stored in between equipment. Store properly in a clean sanitized surface.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths stored on the counters without sanitizer. Store properly in santizer solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths stored on the counters without sanitizer. Store properly in santizer solution.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • Final rinse gauge appears out of order in High Temp Dish Machine- Repair or replace. Replace the broken rinse gauge as well.Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • Final rinse gauge appears out of order in High Temp Dish Machine- Repair or replace. Replace the broken rinse gauge as well.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temp dish machine at bar not registering any sanitizer level. Repair to mantain 50-100ppm Chlorine.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Low temp dish machine at bar not registering any sanitizer level. Repair to mantain 50-100ppm Chlorine.
- ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Cutting boards at cooking line heavily scored/stained. Resurface and clean properly or remove.Cutting Surfaces (C) • Cutting boards at cooking line heavily scored/stained. Resurface and clean properly or remove.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Handsink at cooking line without paper towel soap and signage. Provide.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Handsink at cooking line without paper towel soap and signage. Provide.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • CO2 tanks not secured/ chained. Provide. Electric outlet in employees toilet damaged.-Replace.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • CO2 tanks not secured/ chained. Provide. Electric outlet in employees toilet damaged.-Replace.
When was Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar last inspected?
Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar has 11 inspections on record going back to April 14, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2024 | Fail | |
| May 9, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| April 14, 2023 | Pass |
Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, 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 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.