Tenoch Mexican

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 1, 2025
• address3 Lewis St, Boston 02109

Is Tenoch Mexican clean?

Tenoch Mexican is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 1, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Tenoch Mexican?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Clean walls and floors behind the cooking line from all visible food spills stains and soils
  Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Clean walls and floors behind the cooking line from all visible food spills stains and soils
• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Post current food safety / allergen awareness certificates on site as discussed
  (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Post current food safety / allergen awareness certificates on site as discussed
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Ensure all scoops have handles and are of commercial grade - store with handles facing outward
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Ensure all scoops have handles and are of commercial grade - store with handles facing outward
• ⚠️Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Discontinue the use of sponges to clean any " food contact surfaces " NoN food contact surfaces only
  Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Discontinue the use of sponges to clean any " food contact surfaces " NoN food contact surfaces only
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C) • There is a window exhaust fan missing a cover or grate for the the exterior section where the fan is turning - Address immediately
  Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C) • There is a window exhaust fan missing a cover or grate for the the exterior section where the fan is turning - Address immediately
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean all the gaskets inside the freezer / refrigeration units where needed from visible food build up
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean all the gaskets inside the freezer / refrigeration units where needed from visible food build up
• ⚠️Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C) • Clean to remove all visible greased and grime deposits on the fan blades and around the entire perimeter of the window vents in the kitchen
  Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C) • Clean to remove all visible greased and grime deposits on the fan blades and around the entire perimeter of the window vents in the kitchen
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Clearly identify all designated hand sinks as such " Hand Washing Only "
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Clearly identify all designated hand sinks as such " Hand Washing Only "

When was Tenoch Mexican last inspected?

Tenoch Mexican has 43 inspections on record going back to February 4, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Tenoch Mexican vs North End

North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, 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 October 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.