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El Barco Restaurant

1035 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60622 · Risk 1 (High)

Pass

Most recent result

May 28, 2025

46

Inspections on record

27

Times passed

10

Times failed

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
May 28, 2025Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
May 22, 2025CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Jul 25, 2024Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 18, 2024CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Sep 11, 2023Short Form ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Mar 29, 2023Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 23, 2023ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Jan 17, 2023Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 10, 2023CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Jul 6, 2021Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 1, 2021Complaint Re-InspectionFailRisk 1 (High)
Jun 22, 2021ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Jan 26, 2021CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jun 23, 2020CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Nov 21, 2019Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 18, 2019Short Form ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Apr 5, 2019CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 30, 2018Complaint Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 9, 2018Suspected Food PoisoningPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jul 10, 2018Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
May 31, 2018ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 13, 2018Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 1, 2018ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Aug 24, 2017Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jun 7, 2017CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jun 17, 2016Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jun 8, 2016CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Aug 28, 2015Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 20, 2015ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 26, 2015CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Aug 14, 2014Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 30, 2014ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Jan 22, 2014CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 19, 2013Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 11, 2013ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Apr 1, 2013Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 18, 2013CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Aug 22, 2012ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 9, 2012CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Dec 9, 2011Suspected Food Poisoning Re-inspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Dec 5, 2011Suspected Food PoisoningPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Sep 26, 2011Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 25, 2011CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 5, 2011Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Dec 23, 2010ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 1, 2010ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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El Barco Restaurant — questions

Did El Barco Restaurant pass its last health inspection?
El Barco Restaurant at 1035 N Ashland Ave was inspected on May 28, 2025 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 46 inspections on record it has failed 10 times.
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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