Cooked?Tex's Chicken & Burgers
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 12, 2026 →
- address217-12 Merrick Boulevard, Queens 11413
- cuisineChicken
- phone9178850048
Is Tex's Chicken & Burgers clean?
Tex's Chicken & Burgers is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 12, 2026. 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 Tex's Chicken & Burgers?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Tex's Chicken & Burgers last inspected?
Tex's Chicken & Burgers has 3 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2023, averaging 3 points.
March 12, 2026 A
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View full inspection →May 31, 2024 A
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View full inspection →May 8, 2023 A
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View full inspection →Tex's Chicken & Burgers vs Laurelton
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Against the 46 spots Cooked tracks in Laurelton, this one comes out cleaner than 90% 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.
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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 March 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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