Taqueria Morelia

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
  code 37
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF FOOD PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE AREAS AND BASEMENT. MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR.
  code 45
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET IN FRONT 2-DOOR TALL REFRIGERATOR. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES OR PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN ALL FREEZERS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESS ICE BUILD UP INSIDE BOX CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN. • MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS A LINER FOR SHELVING IN FOOD PREP AREA AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A FEW WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR OF DINING AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL NORTH SIDE OF BASEMENT. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS IN ALL WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 18, 2023: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.