El Barrio Mexican Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Standards of Identity (C)
  Inspector note: Ensure all foods available for retail sale have a proper label with the list of ingredients - flann cakes mising labels
  code 590.003/3-601.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Storage Refuse Recyclables and Returnable (C)
  Inspector note: Clean the grease container stored in the alleyway behind the restaurant from grease spills and visible soils
  code 590.005/5-501.110-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Outside Storage Prohibitions (C)
  Inspector note: There is an empty shopping cart filled with cradboard and loose debris in the alleyway directly against the restaurant [ needs to be remove to reduce potential rodent activity ]
  code 590.005/5-501.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
  Inspector note: Several menu items aremissing the proper disclosure / reminder - ensure all foods offered under cooked on the menu have an astrik [*] noting that this particular item can be cooked to the customers choice - an astrik [*] shall also be noted by the word * consuming....... as we discussed during inspection
  code 590.003/3-603.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
  Inspector note: PIC on site without a current food safety certificate / Address and post on site as discussed
  code 590.002(C)/2-102.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
  Inspector note: Clean the vents in the hood where needed from all visible soils
  code 590.004/4-202.18-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 11, 2026: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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