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Birrieria Ocotlan
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 26, 2021
- address8726 S Commercial Ave, Chicago 60617
Is Birrieria Ocotlan clean?
Birrieria Ocotlan is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 26, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Birrieria Ocotlan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 26, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO VOMIT OR DIARRHEA CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OR SUPPLIES ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE ON THE PREMISES TO ACCOMPANY THE KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND THE PREP TABLES AND STORAGE RACKS WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND CARDBOARD FROM THE PREP TABLES AND STORAGE RACKS. MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE THAT IS RUST FREE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • THE FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT AND HAND WASHING SINK IN THE REAR IS CRACKED/DAMAGED. THE WALL TILES AROUND THE 3-COMP. AND HAND WASHING SINK IS PEELING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE FLOOR AND WALL TILES. MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • LL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET THE FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE REQUIREMENTS WERE MET. CERTIFICATES MUST BE CURRENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • LL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET THE FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE REQUIREMENTS WERE MET. CERTIFICATES MUST BE CURRENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE HOLDERS MUST TAKE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING COURSE AND PROVIDE THE CERTIFICATE GIVEN. INSTRUCTED TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT AND MAINTAIN.
When was Birrieria Ocotlan last inspected?
Birrieria Ocotlan has 19 inspections on record going back to October 27, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| April 26, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 15, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 22, 2019 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 6, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 8, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2017 | Fail | |
| May 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 26, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 19, 2015 | Fail |
Birrieria Ocotlan vs South Chicago
South Chicago runs 75% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 106 clean, 21 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 144 spots Cooked tracks in South Chicago, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 April 26, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.