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Villa Sombrero Restaurant

⚠️ This facility has been closed 1 time by the Health Department
Latest: PASS June 30, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Mexican

📍 Neighborhood: Roxbury

🚇 Nearest Transit: Andrew Square (Red Line)

Address
11 BLUE HILL AV
Roxbury, MA 02119
Inspection History
25 inspections
13 failures
1 closures
License
License #454334
Last inspected: June 30, 2025

Inspection History (25 most recent)

PASS June 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Observed raw shell eggs stored above ready to eat foods inside upright 2 door refrigerated unit. Discussed with PIC to maintain raw and ready eat foos se...
FAIL June 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Observed raw shell eggs stored above ready to eat foods inside upright 2 door refrigerated unit. Discussed with PIC to maintain raw and ready eat foos se...
PASS February 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Observed multiple squeeze bottles stored inside refrigerated units unidentified. Provide a label with the common name of food item stored inside | 590.003/3-501....
FAIL February 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Observed multiple squeeze bottles stored inside refrigerated units unidentified. Provide a label with the common name of food item stored inside | 590.003/3-501....
PASS July 22, 2024 at 7:23 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Observed squeeze bottles stored in refrigerated units unidentified. Provide a label with the common name of food item stored inside | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2)...
FAIL July 11, 2024 at 3:15 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Observed squeeze bottles stored in refrigerated units unidentified. Provide a label with the common name of food item stored inside | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2)...
PASS March 4, 2024 at 5:07 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Observed soils inside deep freezer. Clean to remove all soils | 590.005/5-501.115-C - Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C): Observed bo...
FAIL February 26, 2024 at 3:47 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Observed soils inside deep freezer. Clean to remove all soils | 590.005/5-501.115-C - Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C): Observed bo...
PASS December 15, 2023 at 3:48 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Observed spaghetti @ 120F stored at steam table. Discussed with PIC to maintain hot holding @ 135F and above. PIC added water to steam table and rehea...
FAIL December 8, 2023 at 3:59 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Observed spaghetti @ 120F stored at steam table. Discussed with PIC to maintain hot holding @ 135F and above. PIC added water to steam table and rehea...
PASS August 18, 2023 at 2:28 PM
10 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Maintain all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution after each use | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Observed tuna sala...
FAIL August 10, 2023 at 4:14 PM
10 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Maintain all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution after each use | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Observed tuna sala...
PASS January 23, 2023 at 5:24 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.111-PF - Controlling Pests (Pf): Observed mouse droppings on counter top. Provide a detailed pest report
FAIL January 17, 2023 at 5:18 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Observed spaghetti stored at steam table @ 130F above other stored foods. Discussed with PIC to maintain hot holding @ 135F and aove. PIC corrected on...
FAIL January 9, 2023 at 5:18 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Observed spaghetti stored at steam table @ 130F above other stored foods. Discussed with PIC to maintain hot holding @ 135F and aove. PIC corrected on...
PASS October 24, 2022 at 3:00 PM
13 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC not monitoring the proper usage and supplies for handwashing at all handsinks or storing of raw meats together with cooked food items. Discussed with PIC to review food safety guid...
FAIL October 17, 2022 at 3:01 PM
13 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC not monitoring the proper usage and supplies for handwashing at all handsinks or storing of raw meats together with cooked food items. Discussed with PIC to review food safety guid...
PASS June 24, 2022 at 2:41 PM
8 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC not monitoring the proper storing of raw and ready to eat foods. Also cold-holding temperatures out of compliance. Discussed with PIC to review and retrain employee of the food saf...
FAIL June 16, 2022 at 6:05 PM
8 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC not monitoring the proper storing of raw and ready to eat foods. Also cold-holding temperatures out of compliance. Discussed with PIC to review and retrain employee of the food saf...
PASS March 7, 2022 at 4:31 PM
8 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC on site not knowledgeable of proper storing of raw foods vs ready to eat foods. Discussed with procedures for warewashing of equipment and utensils. Review all food safety guidelin...
FAIL February 23, 2022 at 4:18 PM
8 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC on site not knowledgeable of proper storing of raw foods vs ready to eat foods. Discussed with procedures for warewashing of equipment and utensils. Review all food safety guidelin...
PASS June 25, 2021 at 2:16 PM
3 violations
590.005/5-205.15-P - System Maintained in Good Repair (P): Sewer back-up from toilet and service sink in basement - Need a detailed report from a licensed plumber. | 590.006/6-201.11-C - Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C): Flood and sewa...
PASS June 24, 2021 at 2:41 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Stand up reach in - Raw shell eggs and a container of raw pork stored above containers of ready to eat rice potato salad and boxes of potatoes. / Reorg...
🚫 CLOSURE June 22, 2021 at 11:30 PM
3 violations
590.005/5-205.15-P - System Maintained in Good Repair (P): Sewer back-up from toilet and service sink in basement - Need a detailed report from a licensed plumber. | 590.006/6-201.11-C - Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C): Flood and sewa...
FAIL June 10, 2021 at 3:34 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Stand up reach in - Raw shell eggs and a container of raw pork stored above containers of ready to eat rice potato salad and boxes of potatoes. / Reorg...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department