Barrio Cantina

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedOctober 24, 2013
• address1358 Boylston St, Boston 02215

Is Barrio Cantina clean?

Barrio Cantina is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 24, 2013. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Barrio Cantina?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 24, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Container Labels • Provide labels on all sauce containers.
  Food Container Labels • Provide labels on all sauce containers.
• ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometers available at the time of the inspection. Provide.
  Food Thermometers Provided • No food thermometers available at the time of the inspection. Provide.
• ⚠️Good Hygienic Practices • Employee observedcritical
  Good Hygienic Practices • Employee observed
• ⚠️Prevention of Contamination from Hands • Employee on service line observed handling ready to eat foods with bare hands. Discontinue all bare hand contactcritical
  Prevention of Contamination from Hands • Employee on service line observed handling ready to eat foods with bare hands. Discontinue all bare hand contact
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Several lights out above the stove top and grill. Replace.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Several lights out above the stove top and grill. Replace.
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit available for use at the 3 bay sink. Provide.
  Test Kit Provided • No test kit available for use at the 3 bay sink. Provide.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Small beer cooler at bar with excess moisture on the lower shelf. Address and repair if necessary.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Small beer cooler at bar with excess moisture on the lower shelf. Address and repair if necessary.
• ⚠️Re-use of Single Service Articles • Sinlgle use plastic container observed being used in bulk food containers. Discontinue and use handled scoope to prevent contamination from hands.
  Re-use of Single Service Articles • Sinlgle use plastic container observed being used in bulk food containers. Discontinue and use handled scoope to prevent contamination from hands.
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide soap and paper towels at all hand sinks.
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide soap and paper towels at all hand sinks.
• ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Several filters above the stove top and grill with evidence of grease buil-up. Clean to remove. Hood and ventilation tags with a past expiration date. Provide up to date tags.
  Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Several filters above the stove top and grill with evidence of grease buil-up. Clean to remove. Hood and ventilation tags with a past expiration date. Provide up to date tags.
• ⚠️Consumer Advisories • No Food Allergy Labels on menu. Provide.critical
  Consumer Advisories • No Food Allergy Labels on menu. Provide.

When was Barrio Cantina last inspected?

Barrio Cantina has 8 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2012.

Barrio Cantina vs Longwood

Longwood runs 78% clean across 203 tracked restaurants — 153 clean, 19 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 203 spots Cooked tracks in Longwood, this one comes out cleaner than 3% of them.

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How Boston grades restaurants

Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 24, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.