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El Barrio Mexican Grill
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 15, 2026
- address1782 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02124
Is El Barrio Mexican Grill clean?
El Barrio Mexican Grill is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Barrio Mexican Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed heavy fly activity in the basement. PIC stated she has contacted pest control for additional service. Establishment does not conduct food prep in the area. Stored dry goods deep freezers and walk in fridge in the area. Advised to keep the door closed to lobby to prevent access. Provide an updated pest control report via email to confirm required service prior to the reinspection date.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed heavy fly activity in the basement. PIC stated she has contacted pest control for additional service. Establishment does not conduct food prep in the area. Stored dry goods deep freezers and walk in fridge in the area. Advised to keep the door closed to lobby to prevent access. Provide an updated pest control report via email to confirm required service prior to the reinspection date.
When was El Barrio Mexican Grill last inspected?
El Barrio Mexican Grill has 59 inspections on record going back to December 11, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 27, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 20, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 12, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 2, 2026 | Pass | |
| December 23, 2025 | — | |
| December 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2025 | — | |
| June 20, 2024 | — | |
| February 26, 2024 | Pass |
El Barrio Mexican Grill vs Dorchester
Dorchester runs 85% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 445 clean, 31 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 July 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.