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Tacos Morelos
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 14, 2025
- address94-13 37 Avenue, Queens 11372
- cuisineMexican
- phone7189476381
Is Tacos Morelos clean?
Tacos Morelos is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 14, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tacos Morelos?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
When was Tacos Morelos last inspected?
Tacos Morelos has 3 inspections on record going back to August 29, 2022, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| November 13, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| August 29, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Tacos Morelos vs Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights runs 75% clean across 345 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 38 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 345 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.