El Barco

50 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02115

Failed · Mar 24, 2026 Directions
68
Poor BiteKarma score 68 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

  • Keeps coming up: System maintained in good repair, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 1 of 4 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Last inspected Mar 24, 2026: failed with 2 violations.
  • 3 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Mar 24

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
    • Minor Controlling pests
  3. Failed Mar 12

    Inspection

    11 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Critical Non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
    • Minor Outer openings protected
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
    • Minor Surface characteristics-indoor areas
    • Minor Intensity-lighting
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils-frequency
    • Minor Anti-choking
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Sep 8

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Aug 28

    Inspection

    6 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
    • Minor Surface characteristics-indoor areas
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality

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