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Taco Bell
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 28, 2026
- address1084 Boylston St, Boston 02115
Is Taco Bell clean?
Taco Bell is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 28, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taco Bell?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No kit and instructions for responding to incidents of vomiting and Diarreal Events I provided and review instructions during inspection with PICClean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No kit and instructions for responding to incidents of vomiting and Diarreal Events I provided and review instructions during inspection with PIC
- ⚠️(A) Gloves Use Limitation (P) • Multiple food handlers wearing single use gloves (multitasking touching multiple touch points I provided to the PIC information on proper glove usecritical(A) Gloves Use Limitation (P) • Multiple food handlers wearing single use gloves (multitasking touching multiple touch points I provided to the PIC information on proper glove use
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Refrigeration unit on line (open top sandwich/salad prep 60 F Cheese 53 F Diced tomatoes 49 F and 58 F PIC took corrective action during inspection. Refrigeration company called and the unit is out of use until it can maintain 41 Fcritical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Refrigeration unit on line (open top sandwich/salad prep 60 F Cheese 53 F Diced tomatoes 49 F and 58 F PIC took corrective action during inspection. Refrigeration company called and the unit is out of use until it can maintain 41 F
When was Taco Bell last inspected?
Taco Bell has 7 inspections on record going back to December 18, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 9, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2024 | Pass |
Taco Bell vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 April 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.