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Burger King
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 7, 2023
- address2828 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Burger King clean?
Burger King is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 7, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Burger King?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 7, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINK INSIDE MEN AND WOMEN'S WASHROOM.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS (PREP COOLER, REACH-IN COOLER, WALK-IN COOLER)
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FLOOR MOPSINK IN POOR REPAIR WITH MISSING (ONE) SIDE IN REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS WITH WHITE AND GREEN MOLDLIKE BUILD-UP ESPECIALLY IN CORNERS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA UNDER AND AROUND STORAGE RACKS.
When was Burger King last inspected?
Burger King has 13 inspections on record going back to April 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| December 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 29, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 24, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 18, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 25, 2013 | — | |
| May 24, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2011 | Pass |
Burger King vs Avondale
Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 December 7, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.