Taqueria Morelia

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 14, 2026
• address3943 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Taqueria Morelia clean?

Taqueria Morelia is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 14, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Morelia?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF THE COOLERS. OBSERVED EGGS AT 48F, CHEESE AT 47F, BEEF AT 51-59F, CUT TOMATOES AT 55F, CUT LETTUCE AT 54F, CHORIZO AT 47F, PORK AT 55F, AND COOKED RICE AT 57F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED THE LINE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50F AND THE 2-DOOR STAND UP PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 48F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE TCS FOODS SUCH AS MEATS AND CHEESES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN BOTH PREP COOLERS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE A VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.

When was Taqueria Morelia last inspected?

Taqueria Morelia has 22 inspections on record going back to November 9, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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 38% of them.

Other spots in Albany Park

• ✓ Taqueria Los Dos Michoacanos
  clean · October 28, 2016
• ✓ San Chae Restaurant
  clean · November 7, 2011
• ✓ Rotana Grill, Inc.
  clean · September 17, 2014
• ✓ Liluva Salud Y Vida
  clean · December 11, 2012
• ✓! Nick Pantry
  mid · March 27, 2020
• ✓ Vinis Pizza
  clean · April 15, 2026

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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 July 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.