Burger Baron

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 20, 2026
• address1381 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60642

Is Burger Baron clean?

Burger Baron is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Burger Baron?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED THE ICE BIN EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OPENING IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-202.16 OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINER ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.12 OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP AND DIRT ON FLOORS AND FLOOR MATS IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. • 6-201.11 OBSERVED CEILINGS TILE PANELS IN THE DINING AREA AND FOOD PREP AREA WITH GREASE AND WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON EXHAUST VENTILATION IN MEN AND WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON EXHAUST VENTILATION IN MEN AND WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

When was Burger Baron last inspected?

Burger Baron has 21 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Burger Baron vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Beauty Bar
  clean · August 6, 2012
• ? D & D Food & Liquor
  cooked · April 14, 2015
• ? Mas Restaurant
  cooked · August 22, 2013
• ✓ Estate
  clean · June 5, 2014
• ✓ The Green Dolphin
  clean · December 13, 2010
• ? Bar Thirteen
  cooked · December 3, 2015

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.