El Morelense

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 11, 2017 →
• address7616 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60634

Is El Morelense clean?

El Morelense is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on May 15, 2018, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on July 11, 2017. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at El Morelense?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 11, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

When was El Morelense last inspected?

El Morelense has 5 inspections on record going back to May 31, 2016.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 11, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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