TAQUERIA MORELIA INC

Name: TAQUERIA MORELIA INC
Address: 961 B W PALM DR, FLORIDA CITY, FL, 33034, US
Rating: 70.4

961 B W PALM DR, FLORIDA CITY, FL 33034

License #2331772

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70.4 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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TAQUERIA MORELIA INC in FLORIDA CITY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 70.4 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 19, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 18 total violations — 7 critical, 1 major, 10 minor.

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The latest inspection on March 19, 2026 included 4 critical violations, 0 major, and 7 minor.

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[09-19-5] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food used for multiple menu items, some of which will not be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed cook touched chopped onions and chopped peppers with bare hands to serve to customers. Coach employee. Employee voluntarily discarded products.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed at dining room dry storage area box of napkins and cup stored on floor. Coach employee.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed at reach in cooler across cook line.
[36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed microwave soiled ceiling vents soiled at front counter.
[35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap on the side of exit door.
[12A-28-4] Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed food employee touched soiled apron and began plating food to serve to customers. Coach employee.
[22-52-4] Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Observed Triple Sink (Chlorine Oppm). Operator reset Triple Sink (Chlorine 100ppm).
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cook beef (67F - Cold Holding); ground beef (60F - Cold Holding) at preparation table across handwash sink. As per cook for less than 2 hours. Cook placed products in reach cooler.
[08B-17-4] Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed unwashed produce stored over tortillas at reach in cooler near exit door.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Observed gasket torn at reach in cooler across cook line
[21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed brown wiping cloth at prep table near kitchen entrance. Coach employees.

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