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Tamales Norma
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 30, 2025
- address3654 W 16Th St, Chicago 60623
- cuisineMobile Prepared Food Vendor
Is Tamales Norma clean?
Tamales Norma is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 30, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tamales Norma?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on September 30, 2025. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Tamales Norma last inspected?
Tamales Norma has 1 inspection on record going back to September 30, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | Pass |
Tamales Norma 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 71% 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 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.