El Barrio Mexican Grill

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
  Inspector note: No soap available at hand sink located next to the 2 bay sink. Provide.
  code 590.006/6-301.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
  Inspector note: Several squeeze bottles filled with sauces and dressings with no labels. Provide.
  code 590.003/3-302.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution.
  code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Single door (Frigidaire freezer) located in the basement appears to be leaking from the base. Address and clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-202.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
  Inspector note: No equipment thermometer observed inside of the basement walk-in cooler. Provide.
  code 590.004/4-204.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Ice/frost build-up observed on the inside of the beverage cooler. Defrost and clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Handwashing Signage (C)
  Inspector note: No signage at hand sink next to the Smoothie machine. Provide.
  code 590.006/6-301.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 21, 2023: 7 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.