Greco
Last inspected: Jan 14, 2026
70
Score
The health department has logged 12 inspections at Greco, the earliest from 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Jan 14, 2026. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around three violations each.
“Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter” comes up most often, recorded two times in the inspection record.
Restaurants in Boston average 86, so Greco trails the local norm. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
12
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 14, 2026
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Beans and cabbage at salad station at 51F. Removed by PIC. Ensure proper cold holding at 41F or below.
590.003/3-501.16-P
Food labels (pf)
Inspector notes: Cookies for retail sale observed without labels. Provide.
590.003/3-602.11-PF
Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: Excess trash and oil bottles in trash area. Clean area of all excess soils.
590.006/6-501.114-C
Equipment and utensils air-drying required (c)
Inspector notes: Moisture obsevred between stacked pans in warewash area. Allow to air dry prior to stacking.
590.004/4-901.11-C
70
Oct 14, 2025
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Service sink (c)
Inspector notes: warewashing room provide enclose mop sink to prevent contamination 08/21/25 Provide time frame when the enclose mop sink will be done . 09/18/25 An extention will be provide for enclosed mop sink
590.005/5-203.13-C
95
Sep 18, 2025
Routine
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Service sink (c)
Inspector notes: warewashing room provide enclose mop sink to prevent contamination 08/21/25 Provide time frame when the enclose mop sink will be done . 09/18/25 An extention will be provide for enclosed mop sink
590.005/5-203.13-C
Nonfood contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: fixed to floor tiles in the warewashing room. 08/21/25 The Floor tiles will be done the same time as the enclose mop closet.
590.004/4-602.13-C
90
Aug 14, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Warewashing machines temperature measuring devices (pf)
Inspector notes: There is no irreversible thermometer for the high temp dishwasher available. Provide an irreversible thermometer (gauges were reading wash 160F and rinse 180F.
590.004/4-204.115-PF
Handwashing cleanser availability (pf)
Inspector notes: Provide hand soap and towel to the white and black hand sink
590.006/6-301.11-PF
Service sink (c)
Inspector notes: warewashing room provide enclose mop sink to prevent contamination
590.005/5-203.13-C
System maintained in good repair (c)
Inspector notes: Compartment three bay sink observed drain plugs not working properly / repair Adjusted mixed vulvue to water in the restroom provide door sweep to the front entrence door to prevent any daylight observed water leaking coming from outside door in the back trash room repair and remove all stegnant water from the floor
590.005/5-205.15-C
Walls and ceilings attachments (c)
Inspector notes: Restroom.clean the vent to remove dust
590.006/6-201.17-C
Handwashing signage (c)
Inspector notes: Provide signage to the hand sink near the prep area
590.006/6-301.14-C
Food storage prohibited areas (c)
Inspector notes: Observed olives store on the floor in warewashing room. store all food products 6inch of the floor. corrected on site
590.003/3-305.12-C
Nonfood contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Clean the floor under the hot line and cold line station to remove food debris clean under the fryerlator to remove grease build up fixed to floor tiles in the warewashing room
590.004/4-602.13-C
61
Feb 7, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Jan 9, 2025
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: Excess items and debris in trash area. Clean to remove.
590.006/6-501.114-C
95
May 29, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Miscellaneous sources of contamination (c)
Inspector notes: Fly paper stored above packaged food product. Person in charge corrected.
590.003/3-307.11-C
95
Dec 19, 2023
Routine
No violations found.
100
Feb 15, 2023
Routine
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events (pf)
Inspector notes: No vomit clean up kit or procedures available. Provide.
590.002/2-501.11-PF
Handwashing signage (c)
Inspector notes: No Hand Wash Only signage at prep area hand sink. Provide.
590.006/6-301.14-C
Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures (c)
Inspector notes: Excess cardboard in Back of House. Remove as necessary
590.005/5-501.115-C
Food storage containers identified with common name of food (c)
Inspector notes: Observed bulk bins without labels. Squeeze bottles without lables. Provide labels
590.003/3-302.12-C
Ventilation hood systems filters (c)
Inspector notes: Hood sticker expired in January. Schedule cleaning appointment.
590.004/4-202.18-C
74
Nov 4, 2022
Routine
No violations found.
100
Aug 2, 2022
Routine
2 critical violations. 3 major violations.
View 5 violations
When to wash (p)
Inspector notes: Observed employee handling uncooked falafel batter rinse his hands and resume with food preparation. Review procedures for proper handwashing and glove use
590.002/2-301.14-P
Sanitizers criteria-chemicals (p)
Inspector notes: Sanitizer solution set up in 3 bay sink at well above 500ppm quats- Review procedures for sanitizer set up with employees
590.007/7-204.11-P
(a)-(p) person-in-charge-duties (pf)
Inspector notes: Priority violations noted on inspection report- Review with employees
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF
Preventing contamination from hands (pf)
Inspector notes: Observed employee forming falafel with bare hands and placing in the fryolator- Reviewed and corrected
590.003(C)/3-301.11-PF
Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking (pf)
Inspector notes: Numerous containers of RTE foods in walkin refrigeration with no labeling- Provide label-production/discard dates
590.003/3-501.17-PF
55
Apr 19, 2022
Routine
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance (pf)
Inspector notes: remove items blocking the hand sink in the dishroom.
590.005/5-205.11-PF
Handwashing cleanser availability (pf)
Inspector notes: Repair hand soap dispenser on the wall at the service line hand sink. Make the dispenser accessible.
590.006/6-301.11-PF
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: repair lek to pipe below the hand sink at the prep area.
590.006/6-501.11-C
Wiping cloths use limitation (c)
Inspector notes: keep all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use.
590.003/3-304.14-C
74
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Greco last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Greco on file is from Jan 14, 2026. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Greco?
Across the inspection record, “maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Greco.
How does Greco compare to other restaurants in Boston?
Greco most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Boston average of 86.
Has Greco's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Greco have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Greco means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Greco inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Greco is inspected around three times per year on average.
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