El Barco

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: One of two handsink at bar is inoperable. Repair. Abandoned grease trap. Remove.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (C)
  Inspector note: Numerous small flies seen in bar areas as noted on pest report dated 3/19/26 from Braman. Provide updated pest report for treatment of fruit flies.
  code 590.006/6-501.111-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Non-Continuous Cooking of Raw Animal Foods (Pf)
  Inspector note: Establishment is par cooking chicken. Draft procedures and email them to isdhealth@boston.gov for this process as required.
  code 590.003/3-401.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
  Inspector note: Sliding glass door to kitchen walkin with large gap between doors. Repair/seal. Door to one of two ice machines is broken. Repair.
  code 590.004/4-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (C)
  Inspector note: Clean and sanitize inside ice machines.
  code 590.004/4-602.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Ceiling tiles heavily soiled in back area of kitchen. Floors with soils and debris under and around ice machines bar floors with soils and debris. Clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
  Inspector note: Grout voids in tile floor in warewashing area and at wait station. Clean and resurface.
  code 590.006/6-101.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Outer Openings Protected (C)
  Inspector note: Large gap under front door with daylight emitting. Seal with pest proof materials so no daylight is visible through bottom of the door.
  code 590.006/6-202.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Intensity-Lighting (C)
  Inspector note: Right hand side of kitchen very dimly lit. Install adequate lighting.
  code 590.006/6-303.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
  Inspector note: Several pieces of equipment out of use left over from former Summer Shack. Remove.
  code 590.006/6-501.114-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Anti-Choking
  Inspector note: 590.011 No choke save certificate. Provide.
  code 590.009(E)* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 12, 2026: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 10 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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