El Barril

940 Pavilion St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Passed · Jun 8, 2026 Directions
80
Good BiteKarma score 80 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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jun 8, 2026: passed with 5 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability, cited 2 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
  • 11 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jun 8

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
  3. Passed Jan 6

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Sep 5

    Follow-Up Inspection

    No violations

  6. Passed Sep 4

    Routine Inspection

    13 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
    • Critical Good Hygienic Practices - Food Contamination Prevention - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Manual/Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization Criteria
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Removal-Frequency
    • Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation

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