Burger King

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 27, 2015
• address5211 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Burger King clean?

Burger King is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 27, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Burger King?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM 2/20/15 REPORT 1480515 NOT CORRECTED: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED, 19- (3) OVERFLOWING DUMPSTERS WITH EXPOSED GARBAGE, UNABLE FOR LIDS TO CLOSE. INST TO HAVE AREA CLEAN AND DUMPSTER WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 CRITICAL. GARBAGE AREA CLEANED, LIDS TIGHT FITTING, AND UTILIZED EMPTY DUMPSTER FOR OVERFLOWING GARBAGE BY END OF INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 CRITICAL.critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM 2/20/15 REPORT 1480515 NOT CORRECTED: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED, 19- (3) OVERFLOWING DUMPSTERS WITH EXPOSED GARBAGE, UNABLE FOR LIDS TO CLOSE. INST TO HAVE AREA CLEAN AND DUMPSTER WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 CRITICAL. GARBAGE AREA CLEANED, LIDS TIGHT FITTING, AND UTILIZED EMPTY DUMPSTER FOR OVERFLOWING GARBAGE BY END OF INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 CRITICAL.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE AROUND UTILITY SINK BASIN. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE AROUND UTILITY SINK BASIN. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • HOT HOLDING UNITS EXTERIOR AND UNDERNEATH, INTERIOR OF ALL CABINETS UNDER HOT LINE, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, INCLUDING LEGS, WHEELS, AND EXTERIOR SIDES NOT CLEAN EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSDT TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN FREE OF DEBRIS. • OBSERVED MOP SINK VERY UNCLEAN WITH HEAVY DIRT ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK IN A SANITARY CONDITION
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR THRU-OUT UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLBASE, AND INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME. FLOOR GROUT MISSING AT FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA AND IN FRONT OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO RE GROUT SAME. FLOOR DRAINS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR THRU-OUT UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLBASE, AND INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME. FLOOR GROUT MISSING AT FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA AND IN FRONT OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO RE GROUT SAME. FLOOR DRAINS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLBASE TILES MISSING/CRACKED IN VARIOUS AREAS, INCLUDING NEAR DRIVE THRU. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLBASE TILES MISSING/CRACKED IN VARIOUS AREAS, INCLUDING NEAR DRIVE THRU. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHTSHIELDS MISSING IN PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED FAUCET FOR ICE CREAM MAKER WITH ONLY EXTREMLY HOT RUNNING WATER. FAUCET MUST HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AVAILABLE FOR ALL TOP LOADING ICE CREAM MAKERS
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED REACH IN REFRIGERATOR NOT WORKING NEAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. REPAIR OR REMOVE REFRIGERATOR.

When was Burger King last inspected?

Burger King has 8 inspections on record going back to May 9, 2013.

Burger King vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

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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 February 27, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.