Taqueria Morelia

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL EVENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE AND DESCRIBE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE ITEMS TO A REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. PRIRORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 25
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FROZEN FOODS STORED IN A PLASTIC GROCERY BAG IN THE CHEST FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINERS OR BAGS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE.
  code 49
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2386897 ON 9/8/20: 51 - BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT AREA. MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE OR AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT SO IT MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. 53 - MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN UNISEX BATHROOM. 58 - NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 8, 2020: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 9 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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