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Billy Goat 's Tavern & Grill
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 19, 2026
- address700 E Grand Ave, Chicago 60611
Is Billy Goat 's Tavern & Grill clean?
Billy Goat 's Tavern & Grill is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 19, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Billy Goat 's Tavern & Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/2 INCH GAP AT BOTH EXIT DOUBLE DOORS SWEEPS. MUST RODENT PROOF DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
When was Billy Goat 's Tavern & Grill last inspected?
Billy Goat 's Tavern & Grill has 21 inspections on record going back to February 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 30, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 14, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 3, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 19, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 3, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 29, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 8, 2018 | Pass |
Billy Goat 's Tavern & Grill vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 49% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.