Birrieria Ocotlan

8726 S Commercial Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

Passed re-check · Apr 7, 2025 Directions
72
Fair BiteKarma score 72 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected Apr 7, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Mar 31, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used, cited 6 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 4 of 9 graded inspections since 2022.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Apr 7

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    5 violations
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
  3. Failed Mar 31

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Food properly labeled; original container
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Mar 1

    Canvass

    8 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Allergen training as required
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
  6. 2023
  7. Perfect Apr 20

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    No violations

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