Checkers

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 26, 2025 →
• address260 East 161 Street, Bronx 10451
• cuisineHamburgers
• phone7185857777

Is Checkers clean?

Checkers is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 26, 2025. 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 Checkers?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

When was Checkers last inspected?

Checkers has 3 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2022, averaging 6 points.

Checkers vs East Concourse-Concourse Village

East Concourse-Concourse Village runs 73% clean across 71 tracked restaurants — 46 clean, 8 mid, 9 cooked.

Against the 71 spots Cooked tracks in East Concourse-Concourse Village, this one comes out cleaner than 57% of them.

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How New York grades restaurants

New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.

Read the New York ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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