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Rosa Mexicano Opens, But Villa Mexico Gets Burned

Villa Mexico's Julie King
Villa Mexico’s Julie King Photo: Villa Mexico

Hola, and welcome to today’s edition of Good Mexican Food News, Bad Mexican Food News. First, the good news. Rosa Mexicano is now open at the Seaport, so you have a place to go when the wait at Temazcal is three hours long.

And now the bad news: Multiple sources report that Beacon Hill’s displaced Villa Mexico, which was trying to relocate and had a very successful Kickstarter campaign, has been denied relocation to 12 Grove Street, a mere 100 feet away from its original digs. (Villa’s former home, Grampy’s gas station, is being razed.)

The Boston Zoning Board of Appeals denied their application amid concerns that a “take-out restaurant did not fit the environment of the residential street,” Boston.com says. Sad, sad, sad. We had high hopes that Beacon Hill would stay spicy.

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Rosa Mexicano Opens, But Villa Mexico Gets Burned