Taqueria Morelia

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 4, 2011
• address3943 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Taqueria Morelia clean?

Taqueria Morelia is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 4, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Morelia?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 4, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.//NEED NAMES DATES ON ALL FOOD ITEMS IN STORAGE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.//NEED NAMES DATES ON ALL FOOD ITEMS IN STORAGE.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.//MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL SINGLE-SERVICE UTENSILS IN STORAGE TO PROTECT FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.//MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL SINGLE-SERVICE UTENSILS IN STORAGE TO PROTECT FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.//INSTRUCTED MGMT TO REPLACE ALL STAIN & BADLY PITTED CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA/NEED PAPPER TOWL HOLDER AT EXPOSED HAND BOWL AREA/LIDS ON ALL GARBAGE CANS IN PREP AREA WHEN NOT IN USE/REPAINT RUSTY DRY STORAGE SHELVES IN BSMT AREA,& RUSTY GREASE TRAP UNDER 3COMP SINK.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.//INSTRUCTED MGMT TO REPLACE ALL STAIN & BADLY PITTED CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA/NEED PAPPER TOWL HOLDER AT EXPOSED HAND BOWL AREA/LIDS ON ALL GARBAGE CANS IN PREP AREA WHEN NOT IN USE/REPAINT RUSTY DRY STORAGE SHELVES IN BSMT AREA,& RUSTY GREASE TRAP UNDER 3COMP SINK.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.//SOME SHELVES IN COOLERS DRY STORAGE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF EQUIPMENT NEED CLEANING
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.//FLOORS UNDER AROUND STOCK NEED CLEANING
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.//FLOORS UNDER AROUND STOCK NEED CLEANING
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.//OBSERVED UNNECESSARY ARTICLES ON PREMISES MUST REMOVE OR PROPERLY STORE AWAY

When was Taqueria Morelia last inspected?

Taqueria Morelia has 3 inspections on record going back to December 21, 2010.

Taqueria Morelia vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, 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 January 4, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.