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Boca Grande Taqueria

Mexican restaurant chain

Boca Grande Taqueria is a chain of Mexican restaurants in the Boston, Massachusetts area.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1986Founded1
  • Industryrestaurant1
  • HeadquartersBoston1
Boca Grande, Cambridge MA
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Boca Grande Taqueria is a chain of Mexican restaurants in the Boston, Massachusetts area.2

The story

Boca Grande was founded in 1986 by Mariko Kamio. The restaurant was modeled on Gordo's Taqueria, a successful San Francisco restaurant owned by Kamio's cousin. Mariko's brother, Michael Kamio, briefly joined the restaurant before founding his own chain of restaurants, Anna's Taqueria.

From Wikipedia’s article on Boca Grande Taqueria, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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Sources

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