Roza Lyons
709 E BROADWAY, SOUTH BOSTON, MA 02127
Last inspected Sep 9, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for Roza Lyons, spanning March 2022 to September 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.
The most recent inspection noted 7 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Sep 9, 2026
✓7 violations
- Package Integrity (Pf)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
Sep 2, 2026
✕7 violations
- Package Integrity (Pf)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
May 7, 2026
✓1 violation
- Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
Apr 28, 2026
✕1 violation
- Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
Apr 13, 2026
✕1 violation
- Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
Aug 14, 2025
✓4 violations
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Aug 7, 2025
✕4 violations
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Mar 6, 2025
✓Nov 26, 2024
✓Aug 15, 2024
✓May 21, 2024
✓1 violation
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
May 14, 2024
✕1 violation
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
Jan 3, 2024
–Jul 13, 2023
✓3 violations
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jun 23, 2023
✕3 violations
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Apr 19, 2023
✕8 violations
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Anti-Choking
Apr 12, 2023
✕8 violations
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Anti-Choking
Jan 18, 2023
–Dec 6, 2022
✓10 violations
- Cleaning Procedure (P)
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Standards of Identity (C)
- Ice Units Separation of Drains (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Covering Receptacles (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Nov 29, 2022
✕10 violations
- Cleaning Procedure (P)
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Standards of Identity (C)
- Ice Units Separation of Drains (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Covering Receptacles (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Apr 13, 2022
✓1 violation
- Mechanical-Ventilation (C)
Mar 28, 2022
✕1 violation
- Mechanical-Ventilation (C)
Mar 18, 2022
✕5 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
- Mechanical-Ventilation (C)
- Anti-Choking
Mar 15, 2022
–Mar 7, 2022
✕5 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
- Mechanical-Ventilation (C)
- Anti-Choking
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