Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar
61 Brookline Av, Boston, MA 02215
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 17, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Feb 10, 2026.
- Passed 5 of 10 graded inspections since 2023.
- Keeps coming up: Hand drying provision, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- 9 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Passed Feb 17
Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Feb 10
Inspection
7 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Temperature measuring devices manual and mechanical warewashing
- Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
- Critical Hand drying provision
- Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
- Minor Wiping cloths use limitation
- Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
- Minor Cutting surfaces
- 2025
- Passed Oct 17
Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Sep 19
Inspection
4 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
- Critical Sanitizers criteria-chemicals
- Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
- Minor Outer openings protected
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