Mariscos El Barbas

4569 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60630

Passed · Jun 24, 2025 Directions
82
Good BiteKarma score 82 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 7 of 11 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jun 24, 2025: passed with 9 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 5 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 11 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 24

    Canvass

    9 violations
    • Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Allergen training as required
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Sep 17

    Canvass

    1 violation
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  5. Passed Apr 18

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  6. Failed Apr 11

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized

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BiteKarma scores around Mariscos El Barbas, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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