El Recreo Coffee & Roastene
Last inspected: Dec 23, 2025
74
Score
El Recreo Coffee & Roastene, located at 1872 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA, underwent a moderate risk inspection on December 23, 2025. This inspection identified one critical, one major, and one minor violation, including issues with time/temperature control for safety food, a certified food protection manager, and handwashing sink operation. While this most recent inspection noted several violations, the café has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across its fifteen recorded evaluations.
15
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 23, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Dec 15, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Jun 23, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Jan 9, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation.
86
Jan 2, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation.
86
Jun 19, 2024
Routine
1 major violation.
90
Jun 17, 2024
Routine
No violations found.
100
Feb 7, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Jan 29, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
90
Jan 22, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
90
Apr 6, 2023
Routine
No violations found.
100
Sep 7, 2022
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Aug 19, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Aug 11, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation.
86
May 3, 2022
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Violations — Dec 23, 2025 Inspection
(a)(2) and (b) time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding (p)
Inspector notes: As discussed pastries that are not shelf stable will need to be cold held. They can not be out at room temperature. PIC address this at this time. Spinach and cheese was at 49F
590.003/3-501.16-P
(a) certified food protection manager (c)
Inspector notes: Food Safety Certificate is expired. Please post an up to date certificate.
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C
Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance (pf)
Inspector notes: Please review with staff not to block the hand sink in the back room prep at anytime.
590.005/5-205.11-PF
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
Nearby Restaurants