El Barco

50 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02115

Passed re-check · Aug 22, 2025 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

  • Last inspected Aug 22, 2025: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 25, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Common name-working containers, cited 2 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 4 of 10 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 3 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 10 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 22

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 25

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Surface characteristics-indoor areas
  4. Failed Jul 17

    Inspection

    10 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Common name-working containers
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Minor Surface characteristics-indoor areas
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
    • L1
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Aug 1

    Reinspection

    No violations

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