Birria Taqueria

Inspector notes: The hood inspection sticker expired in January of 2026; have an approved hood cleaner perform service and provide an updated inspection sticker. The company listed New Gold Cleaning out of Rhode Island does not appear on the 2025 approved hood cleaners; please use a vendor from the approved hood cleaner's listed by the Boston Fire Department.

Inspector notes: At the flat top grill observed a container filled with 72F water and utensils with their food contact surfaces stored submerged in the water; cease this practice and store in use utensils on a clean and sanitized surface in water 135F and above or in cool running water. Observed plastic cups used to scoop bulk foods into smaller containers. Cease using scoops without handles and provide scoops with handles to prevent contamination by hands.

Inspector notes: In the hot holding case with the fried chicken and at the oven observed useage of aluminum foil to line surfaces. Stop using aluminum foil to line surface. Nonfood contact surfaces should be cleanable durable and non porous.

Inspector notes: The employee preparing and handling food does not have a hair restraint for use while handling and preparing food; provide effective hair restraints for food handlers.

Inspector notes: In a cooling unit observed raw chicken stored directly above raw TCS salad that would not be cooked; the person in charge moved the raw chicken to the bottom of the cooler unit below all other foods; store raw proteins according to their proper hierarchy and always below raw TCS foods that will not be cooked.