Taqueria Morelia

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OVER 100 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT OF THE FACILITY, INCLUDING UNDER STAIRS, ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEZER CHEST, AND BEHIND THE STORAGE DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY PESTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN KITCHEN WITH NO SPLASH GUARD. FOOD ITEMS STORED NEAR SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD TO PREVENT SPLASH CONTAMINATION.
  code 39
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILAGE ON TOILET IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM AND INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN; OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON RACKS ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS.
  code 58
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED. REPORT #2563192, DATED SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2022, INSTRUCTED THE FACILITY TO #16 CLEAN THE CALCIUM BUILD-UP INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE, #47 REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN FREEZER CHEST LID, DEFROST FREEZER IN BASEMENT, AND #55 CLEAN AND ORGANIZE SMALL STORAGE ROOM NEAR TOILET ROOM. OBSERVED CALICUM BUILD UP IN BASEMENT ICE MACHINE; OBSERVED FREEZER CHEST IN KITCHEN WITH BROKEN LID AND FREEZER CHEST IN BASEMENT WITH HEAVY FROST BUILD UP; OBSERVED STORAGE ROOM NEAR TOILET ROOM WITH CLUTTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADDRESS ALL PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 2, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 6 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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