Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar

61 Brookline Av, Boston, MA 02215
Mexican / Latin
Last inspected: Feb 17, 2026
58
Score
Medium Risk

Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, located at 61 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, underwent a moderate risk inspection on February 17, 2026. This inspection identified one critical, two major, and four minor violations. The facility's inspection history shows a pattern of mostly medium-risk assessments over ten scored inspections.

10
Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 17, 2026
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
58
Feb 10, 2026
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
58
Oct 17, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
70
Sep 19, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
70
Apr 23, 2025
Routine
4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
58
Apr 16, 2025
Routine
4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
58
Jun 20, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
90
May 21, 2024
Routine
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 8 minor violations.
29
May 9, 2024
Routine
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 8 minor violations.
29
Apr 14, 2023
Routine
No violations found.
100
Violations — Feb 17, 2026 Inspection
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: Handsink at cooking line without paper towel soap and signage. Provide.
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Cutting surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Cutting boards at cooking line heavily scored/stained. Resurface and clean properly or remove.
590.004/4-501.12-C
Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature ph concentration and hardness (p)
Inspector notes: Low temp dish machine at bar not registering any sanitizer level. Repair to mantain 50-100ppm Chlorine.
590.004/4-501.114-P
Temperature measuring devices manual and mechanical warewashing (pf)
Inspector notes: Final rinse gauge appears out of order in High Temp Dish Machine- Repair or replace. Replace the broken rinse gauge as well.
590.004/4-302.13-PF
In-use utensils between-use storage (c)
Inspector notes: Observed soiled knifes stored in between equipment. Store properly in a clean sanitized surface.
590.003/3-304.12-C
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: CO2 tanks not secured/ chained. Provide. Electric outlet in employees toilet damaged.-Replace.
590.006/6-501.11-C
Wiping cloths use limitation (c)
Inspector notes: Wiping cloths stored on the counters without sanitizer. Store properly in santizer solution.
590.003/3-304.14-C
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)