Taqueria Moran

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 3, 2025
• address2226 N California Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Taqueria Moran clean?

Taqueria Moran is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 3, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Moran?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-502.11(A;C): **C** Good Repair and Calibration- Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices OBSERVED HOLD COLDING UNIT THAT IS UNDER FLAT TOP GRILL EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE DISPLAY LOCATED AT FRONT INACCURATE AND NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING. INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE UNIT WAS OBSERVED AT PROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURE UNDER 41F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE DISPLAY. • 4-501.11: **C** Good Repair and Proper Adjustment- Equipment OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPERS MISSING FOR BOTH DISH AREAS IN BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR SINKS INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. • 4-501.12: **C** Cutting Surfaces OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 4-202.15: **C** Can Openers OBSERVED IN BASEMENT PREP AREA MANUAL CAN OPENER BLADE ENCRUSTED IN FOOD DEBRIS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, AND SANITIZE CAN OPENER BLADE OR REPLACE. • 4-101.19: **C** Nonfood-Contact Surfaces OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINER ON FOOD STORAGE RACK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13: NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND ICE BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR/WALLS/CEILING OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11: **C** Floors, Walls, and Ceilings- Cleanability OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 6-501.12: **C** Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, HOT-HOLDING UNITS, PREP TABLES AND DEEP FRYERS TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Taqueria Moran last inspected?

Taqueria Moran has 29 inspections on record going back to June 10, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Taqueria Moran vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.