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Tacomania Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 6, 2019
- address244 Meridian St, East Boston 02128
Is Tacomania Restaurant clean?
Tacomania Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 6, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tacomania Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cleaning Procedure (P) • Cook unable to properly was hands due to lack of liquid soap at hand sink / Ensure cooks are able to properly wash hands at all timescriticalCleaning Procedure (P) • Cook unable to properly was hands due to lack of liquid soap at hand sink / Ensure cooks are able to properly wash hands at all times
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cut canteloupe 55F / Discussed using deeper containers in the cold holding unit as well as covers. Also discussed preparing fruit earlier in the day and cooling to 41F in refrigerator before putting out for service. / Provide 41F or below at all times.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cut canteloupe 55F / Discussed using deeper containers in the cold holding unit as well as covers. Also discussed preparing fruit earlier in the day and cooling to 41F in refrigerator before putting out for service. / Provide 41F or below at all times.
- ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chicken wings 101F / Discussed using deeper containers in the steam table and using covers. / Provide 135F or greater at all times.critical(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chicken wings 101F / Discussed using deeper containers in the steam table and using covers. / Provide 135F or greater at all times.
- ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No liquid hand soap at hand sink in kitchen / ProvideHandwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No liquid hand soap at hand sink in kitchen / Provide
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Rodent droppings noted in various areas of the basement floors / Exterminations are done montly and will be moved to bi-weekly until furthur notice. Remvoe droppings and maintainControlling Pests (Pf) • Rodent droppings noted in various areas of the basement floors / Exterminations are done montly and will be moved to bi-weekly until furthur notice. Remvoe droppings and maintain
- ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • 1 dead mouse on trap in basement / Remove.Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • 1 dead mouse on trap in basement / Remove.
When was Tacomania Restaurant last inspected?
Tacomania Restaurant has 35 inspections on record going back to August 29, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| December 6, 2019 | Pass | |
| November 27, 2019 | Fail | |
| January 23, 2019 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 1, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 6, 2016 | Fail |
Tacomania Restaurant 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.
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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 December 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.