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EL BARRIL

940 PAVILION ST, CINCINNATI, OH 45202

Last inspected Jun 8, 2026

Official source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov) · All data sources

Conditional. Passed with strings attached — violations were found that must be corrected, often with a re-inspection scheduled. Not a failure, but not a clean pass.

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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 6 inspections on record for EL BARRIL, spanning August 2024 to June 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.

It has held conditional across its last two inspections.

The most recent inspection noted 5 violations, none of them critical.

Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →

Inspection history

  1. Jun 8, 2026

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    5 violations
    • 4.2(J) - Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
    • 4.4(A)(2) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • 6.4(A) - Repairing
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 6.1(M) - Outer Openings - Protected

  2. Jan 6, 2026

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    3 violations
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • 6.4(A) - Repairing
    • 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation

  3. Sep 5, 2025

    ✓

  4. Sep 4, 2025

    ✕
    13 violations
    • 4.8(E)(1)(3) - Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • 6.2(C) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 2.3(A) - II. Good Hygienic Practices - Food Contamination Prevention - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products
    • 6.2(B) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
    • 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 4.4(N)(1-5) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Manual/Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization Criteria
    • 3.2(C)(1)(H) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • 6.4(B)(1) - Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • 3.2(Q) - Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
    • 5.4(R) - Removal-Frequency
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage

  5. Dec 16, 2024

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    7 violations
    • 4.4(E) - Warewashing machines
    • 2.3(A) - II. Good Hygienic Practices - Food contamination
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • 6.2(B) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Facilities
    • 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 4.4(N) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Warewashing Equipment
    • 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness

  6. Aug 8, 2024

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    5 violations
    • 3.2(Q) - Food Storage
    • 6.4(B)(1) - Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency
    • 4.4(N) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Warewashing Equipment
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 4.4(A)(1) - Equipment

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Source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov). Data shown unmodified from the official government record. CleanPlate is an independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. See something wrong? Report a data issue.