Pink Taco

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 5, 2026 →
• address374 Congress St, Boston 02210

Is Pink Taco clean?

Pink Taco is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on June 22, 2026, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on June 5, 2026. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Pink Taco?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
• ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C)
• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf)

Pink Taco inspection and administrative history

Pink Taco has 33 inspections on record going back to September 20, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Pink Taco vs South Boston Waterfront

South Boston Waterfront runs 93% clean across 389 tracked restaurants — 333 clean, 17 mid, 8 cooked.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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