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Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, Boston, MA

Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar

4.7
4.7
327 Reviews
$30 and under
Mexican
LOCO TAQUERIA & OYSTER BAR is a funky neighborhood joint located on West Broadway in South Boston that specializes in tacos, raw bar, and tequila.

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2 people

9:30 p.m.


Booked 49 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Mexican, Seafood

  • Hours of Operation

    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–10:00 pm Fri 11:00 am–11:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–11:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–10:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (617) 917-5626

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

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What 327 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Boston / New England

    Mexican

  • Boston

    Mexican

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  1. Nani

    New England

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall3food2service2ambience5
    Food portions are super small. Also quality of food did not having me wanting to order more.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 29, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience4
    Nice atmosphere and lively- enjoyable comfort food and drinks

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Amazing food. I took my wife there for our anniversary lunch. She loved the combination of a raw bar and Mexican food. Everything was great but the bacon guacamole and chips were standout.

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  4. skier

    New England

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 9, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Great vibe, high energy, excellent variety of tacos!!!!!

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  5. ryanl

    New England

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best food and drinks ever. Went for our anniversary. Champagne was given to us for it. I love the staff and the owner. Love y’all

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 21, 2023

    overall3food5service4ambience4
    The music was extremely loud for a 6:30 pm dinner.

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  7. KatyS

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great experience. I can't eat gluten, so I appreciated that their menu was labeled, and that our server was very knowledgeable. They do have a gluten free fryer too!!! Our food was great, and so were the drinks. Already hoping to return!

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 11, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    I love loco usually and am a regular but was pretty disappointed for my birthday celebration! Felt overly crowded, food wasn’t as high quality as usual, overall rushed and not super attentive

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  9. AndreaM

    New England

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience4
    Love the brunch here. I had the burger with home fries and my husband had tacos. Best home fries ever. The seasoning and aoli they use is so flavorful. Service was a little slow. I had to ask for cream and sugar for my coffee 3 times. Waitress seemed like she was having a bad day. Otherwise we had a great time!

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  10. Belle

    New England

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 29, 2023

    overall3food2service2ambience2
    The drinks we overly iced, with no amount of alcohol. The chips were extremely salty. The seasoning (power) was overwhelming. The music selection was good.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 23, 2023

    overall3food2service4ambience4
    Good drinks but tacos were not good, ordered carnitas taco & fish taco but both shells were soggy and didn’t taste good. Disappointing whether it’s a $2 taco or $6-$7 at loco

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 15, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    The food was insane and so was the service my only complaint was that the oysters were super mid but otherwise we had the guac, queso, and corn which were all outstanding and for our mains we had birria tacos which were to die for.

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  13. MiaP

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our friendly knowledgeable server gave us excellent advice and kept us supplied with great cocktails and delicious food.

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Good food good location

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  15. AnAmericaninFrance

    New England

    58 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    58 reviews

    Dined on February 27, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Quasi business/social meeting...oysters, tacos, and beer were perfect accompaniments.

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 21, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience2
    I always have a love hate relationship with loco. If I am able to get a bar seat then the service and quality of experience is 5 stars. But if I have to get a table that quality drops drastically. These servers just don’t care, are bad at their jobs, and it’s honestly so hard to tell who’s working sometimes when all they wear are hoodies and jeans. They’ll leave you for periods of times without checking in on you and forget multiple things. I’ve genuinely come to the decision that if I am not able to sit at the bar I would rather leave than experience such sun par service from their servers. Cocktails and oysters are great, food is decent. Not worth the stress of being seated at a table though.

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  17. SammyB

    New England

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service. Went on a Saturday afternoon for brunch. Live entertainment was excellent. Can’t wait to go back.

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  18. HannahB

    New England

    8 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall3food2service4ambience3
    Came for brunch, got the breakfast taco and the cinnamon roll. I clarified with our server whether the breakfast taco was spicy as I am not a fan of the current trend that food must be spicy to be good (not true!). She suggested putting the salsa verde to the side, which I appreciated. Taco arrived, tried the pico and found it to be spicy so I removed it and basically had a tortilla, egg and steak. Neither the egg nor the steak had any real seasoning, so basically the dish is counting on the pico and salsa to bring the flavor. The cinnamon roll was tough/hard, even the center pieces, so overall my meal was pretty underwhelming. I did enjoy the coco marg mocktail, but generally haven't found the food at Loco to be good in a while.

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  19. StevenI

    New England

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 16, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Had a great time with the oysters and the tacos!! Excellent concept and experience

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    3 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience3
    I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND LOCO. Was kicked out because our waitress got offended that I tried to get her attention for another round of drinks after walking by our table 3 times. Was super unprofessional and I will not be going back.

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I went to Loco on Saturday for my cousins birthday lunch! The service was amazing! She noticed I was pregnant and gave me a baby onesie and the special chip seasoning which was so above and beyond! The food was phenomenal! Needless to say we will be back!

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  22. kimm11

    Northern MI

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    We absolutely loved the braised short rib tacos!! So delicious!! Great combo of flavours.

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  23. KathrynS

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful and friendly service and yummy food. Try the starter corn!

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  24. keviny

    New England

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Above average Mexican and great cocktails

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  25. johnf

    New York Area

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 22, 2022

    overall1food2service4ambience1
    food was mediocre. service was fine, but the noise level was ridiculous. on top of that they are pumping in music that cannot be heard except for the throbbing beat because the volume for that is too high. no chance we would return

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Staff is great

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  27. Reeeat

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 4, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience5
    Great ambience and service! Oysters were a bit mediocre in my opinion.

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  28. NatalieM

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 4, 2022

    overall3food4service1ambience3
    I typically love this place, food is always delicious, always comes out quick and truly always a great time. The service was terrible this night. We ordered chips and salsa multiple times from our server and on the third request she finally put in the order. Our meals took 45 minutes, which having been here before on similar nights when it was just as busy is never the case. It seems as though the server forgot to put in our orders, cause when we finally checked in about our meal, she was able to get it made and brought over literally within a few minutes. We had a late reservation so the kitchen wasn’t crazy busy, from the looks of it, we were the only people eating. The server was not great at customer service, she just seemed as though she did not care whatsoever to be there and could careless about even making sure our orders were completed.

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  29. Victoria

    New England

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had oysters, street corn, tacos and margaritas, everything was great!

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  30. bostonfoodlover

    New England

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    highly recommend the street corn off the cob, it comes in a bowl with chips and my absolute FAVORITE. Great service, fun vibe and good food/drinks.

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  31. cgrand

    Exclusive

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and really good about gluten free

    1 person found this helpful

  32. Pipeman

    New England

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Good vibe and mix of drinks! Food and service was spot on. Keep in mind parking is tough but we had a great walk back and forth!

    1 person found this helpful

  33. OpenTable Diner

    Veneto

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The staff is amazing! The food is amazing! Try the street corn! Thank you Erica, Lauren and Kaitlyn

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  34. AnneO

    New England

    5 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2022

    overall4food5service1ambience5
    Great food but terrible service

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  35. EY18

    New England

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience4
    Unfortunately bad experience tonight because our server was not great. I was really excited to show off one of my favorite places tonight. It wasn't busy or fully sat at either the bar or tables when we arrived. When our server initially greeted us he took our drink and app order. He came back to have us repeat our order. Someone else brought our drinks. Waiter was MIA the whole time. We finally put in another drink and asked for another app. Drink took long to arrive and was again brought by someone else. Still haven't put the rest of our food in and at this point, it was past the 1 hr mark. When he finally came back we asked about the second app to which he said "f I forgot." We closed out our tab and decided not to stay for dinner.

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our service was Excellent!

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server Katie was amazing! She took great care of us, plus the food and ambiance was spot on. Definitely will go back many more times.

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience2
    Did not grant my request to sit in the lounge even though I booked 2 months in advance. Service was mediocre at best and you couldn’t hear the person across from you talk. 1.3/10

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  39. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Love to come here with my friends!! Always a great time!

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  40. Margie

    New England

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on September 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food (oysters, tacos and queso), margaritas and service!

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Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar is rated 4.7 stars by 327 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

9:30 p.m.


Booked 49 times today
Google Map for Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar

412 W Broadway, Boston, MA 02127

Additional information

  • Neighbourhood

    South Boston

  • Hours of Operation

    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–10:00 pm Fri 11:00 am–11:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–11:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–10:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Mexican, Seafood

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking Details

    Public Lot

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Additional

    Full Bar, Gluten-free Options

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