Nos Casa Cafe
Last inspected: Nov 4, 2025
17
Score
Nos Casa Cafe, located at 475 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA, underwent a high-risk inspection on November 4, 2025, with a score of 17. This inspection identified 5 critical, 5 major, and 11 minor violations, including issues related to indoor surface characteristics, maintaining premises free of unnecessary items and litter, and pest control. While the most recent inspection indicated significant concerns, Nos Casa Cafe has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across its 17 scored visits.
17
Inspections
5
Critical latest
5
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 4, 2025
Routine
5 critical violations. 5 major violations. 11 minor violations.
17
Oct 16, 2025
Routine
5 critical violations. 5 major violations. 11 minor violations.
17
Feb 27, 2025
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Feb 20, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
61
Feb 11, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
61
Jul 31, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
78
Jul 24, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
78
Feb 7, 2024
Routine
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
55
Jan 31, 2024
Routine
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
55
Aug 28, 2023
Routine
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
78
Aug 21, 2023
Routine
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
78
Jan 17, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
70
Jan 9, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
70
Oct 25, 2022
Routine
3 minor violations.
86
Oct 19, 2022
Routine
3 minor violations.
86
Jul 15, 2022
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Jul 5, 2022
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Violations — Nov 4, 2025 Inspection
Surface characteristics-indoor areas (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to repair hole in ceiling in the kitchen and basement. Also please patch the walls in the walls and floor in basement.
590.006/6-101.11-C
Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to clean up the basement of unneccessary item boxs and equipment that is old or not working.
590.006/6-501.114-C
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Evedence of rodent droppings found at front counter warewashing basement. Please clean under and behind all equipment. Visibly soiled with grease and grime build up. Please do a deep cleaning and provide and an up to date pest control report. Please increase the inspects and make any repairs to the walls and ceilings. PIC will need to fill the hole out side by the back door and any other holes found under debris.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Intensity-lighting (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to repair the lights on the hood on the cooking line.
590.006/6-303.11-C
Hand drying provision (pf)
Inspector notes: Hand sinks in warewashing did not have any paper towels. Please provide.
590.006/6-301.12-PF
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to clean all floors in kitchen front counter area and warewashing rooms. The basement will need a deep cleaning of debris grime and grease build up.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to have the leaks at the hand sink at the front counter under the hot holding steam table at the front counter and under the sinks in the basement.
590.006/6-501.11-C
Outside storage prohibitions (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to clean up the back and side yard. Over grown weeds loose trash build up of grease. Window with a fan from warewashing room is covered with grease build up and dead bird. Please clean
590.005/5-501.112-C
Backflow prevention air gap (p)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to install a air gap on the prep sink. Please provide a plumbers report and a permit to do work will need to be pulled so it can be inspected.
590.005/5-202.13-P
Pressure (pf)
Inspector notes: The hot water at the hand sink at the front counter did not have pressure. Please address with plumber
590.005/5-103.12-PF
Cooling heating and holding capacities-equipment (pf)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to address the multiple holding units and extention cords all over the place. Not sure holding units are getting the power needed to operate properly.
590.004/4-301.11-PF
Ventilation hood systems filters (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to have the filters on the hood cleaned. This will be refered to BFD to address the equipment (air frier ovens ) not under the hood. Also the hood has two side and only see one hood sticker.
590.004/4-202.18-C
Nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to clean all cooking equipment inside and out refrigerators and freezers inside and out of dry food build up grime and ice build up. All shelves in kitchen warewashing of build up. Please install door sweeps on the back two doors.
590.004/4-202.16-C
Standards of identity (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to label all packaged deserts that are grab and go.
590.003/3-601.11-C
(a)(1) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Grilled chicken at front counter at 123F. Please reheat. Fried pork in hot holding cabinet on counter at 121F. Please reheat. Beans in a hot holding unit at 119F. Beans will need to be reheated and hot held at 135F or higher.
590.003/3-501.16-P1
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: Cooked pork in a old refrigerator unit over by hand sink had fried pork at 77F. Please cold hold foods at or below 41F.
590.003/3-501.16-P
Cooling (p)
Inspector notes: In kitchen I fould rice in metal containers with rice cooling. PIC will need to properly cool with no covers and in refrigeration unit. Please review with all staff how to properly cool.
590.003/3-501.14-P
Miscellaneous sources of contamination (c)
Inspector notes: PIC will need to provide more shelves in refrigeration units to keep foods so not to be stored on top of each other.
590.003/3-307.11-C
Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation (p)
Inspector notes: RAw whole eggs stored above fish milk and other products. Please store properly and provide more shelves.
590.003/3-302.11-P
(a) certified food protection manager (c)
Inspector notes: Food Safety certificate posted expired. Please post an up to date certificate.
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C
(a) ceasing operations and reporting (pf)
Inspector notes: Unsanitary conditions in kitchen front counter area warewashing and basement. PIC will need to do a deep cleaning of the location and correct all violations.
590.008/8-404.11-PF
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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