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Mezcal Birria Ocotlan
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 10, 2014
- address3325 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60623
Is Mezcal Birria Ocotlan clean?
Mezcal Birria Ocotlan is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 10, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mezcal Birria Ocotlan?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on September 10, 2014. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Mezcal Birria Ocotlan last inspected?
Mezcal Birria Ocotlan has 3 inspections on record going back to September 3, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| September 10, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2014 | Fail |
Mezcal Birria Ocotlan vs North Lawndale
North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 September 10, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.