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Birrieria Y Taqueria Lopez
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 27, 2026
- address2705 W 59Th St, Chicago 60629
Is Birrieria Y Taqueria Lopez clean?
Birrieria Y Taqueria Lopez is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Birrieria Y Taqueria Lopez?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKET ON TWO DOOR UPRIGHT COLD HOLD UNIT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTRAIRS PREP AREAS NOT LABLED DESIGNATING COMPARTMENTS FOR WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTRAIRS PREP AREAS NOT LABLED DESIGNATING COMPARTMENTS FOR WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON BASEMENT CEILING ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AREA TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BLOWN LIGHT BULB IN HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BLOWN LIGHT BULB IN HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Birrieria Y Taqueria Lopez last inspected?
Birrieria Y Taqueria Lopez has 16 inspections on record going back to June 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 9, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 10, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 22, 2021 | — | |
| July 31, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 12, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2014 | Pass |
Birrieria Y Taqueria Lopez vs Gage Park
Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.