Burger King

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026
• address6261-6265 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Burger King clean?

Burger King is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 19, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — 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 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE WITH NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE.MUST PROVIDE.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-012.MUST PROVIDE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND HAND SINK NOT PROPERLY FASTENED TO WALL NEXT TO ICE MACHINE.MUST REPAIR.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT DATED 3-27-24 INSPECTION #2591680. VIOLATION 57.NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.7-42-090. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.CITATION ISSUED.MUST PROVIDE. ALSO,COULD NOT PROVIDE TRAINING RECORDS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT DATED 3-27-24 INSPECTION #2591680. VIOLATION 57.NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.7-42-090. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.CITATION ISSUED.MUST PROVIDE. ALSO,COULD NOT PROVIDE TRAINING RECORDS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

When was Burger King last inspected?

Burger King has 16 inspections on record going back to February 27, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Burger King vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.