El Barco

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings9
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Prevention of Contamination from Handscritical
  Inspector note: observed food server shucking with one gloved hand and place shucked oysters on bed of ice with bare hand/provide proper barrier between bare hand and shucked oysters
  code 12-3--301.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: bar/clean interior of glass chillers 3 ice machines/clean/sanitize interior white panels to remove mold like substance
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals
  Inspector note: bakery storage/remove evidence of fruit flies
  code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: bar/provide drain hoses to soda guns
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities
  Inspector note: repair bar dishmachine to test sanitizer between 50-100ppm/tested at 0 ppm
  code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: high temp/repair rinse gauge
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: bar/repair hot water faucet to 2 bay sink and front bar handsink
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: front bar handsink/provide liquid pump soap
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: bar and ice machine/beer walk in and liquor storage room/remove all shelving and clean floor areas
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 11, 2015: 9 findings appeared for the first time.

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This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.