Birrieria De La Torre Mexican Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 24, 2026
• address6724-6726 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60629

Is Birrieria De La Torre Mexican Restaurant clean?

Birrieria De La Torre Mexican Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Birrieria De La Torre Mexican Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED BUILD UP ON INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE DOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4 IN GAP AT BOTTOM OF REAR EXTERIOR DOOR NEAR CUSTOMER RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR TO BE TIGHT FITTING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON SMALL FLIP TOP PREP COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAK AT FAUCET OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR TO BE TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN REAR STAFF UNISEX RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL RESTROOMS FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE PRODUCTS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN REAR STAFF UNISEX RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL RESTROOMS FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE PRODUCTS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED PAINT ON WALL IN RESTROOM CREATING A VOID. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

When was Birrieria De La Torre Mexican Restaurant last inspected?

Birrieria De La Torre Mexican Restaurant has 12 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2016.

Birrieria De La Torre Mexican Restaurant vs West Lawn

West Lawn runs 39% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 138 clean, 28 mid, 190 cooked.

Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 February 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.