Koko Cafe

87 L St, Boston, MA 02127

Passed re-check · Feb 26, 2026 Directions
67
Poor BiteKarma score 67 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected Feb 26, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Feb 18, 2026.
  • Keeps coming up: Hand drying provision, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 6 of 14 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 8 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 14 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Feb 26

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Feb 18

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Controlling pests
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
  4. Failed Feb 11

    Inspection

    10 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    • Minor Sponges use limitation
    • Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
  5. 2025
  6. Perfect Jun 9

    Inspection

    No violations

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