Eight restaurant guides. A closer look at every meal. Our research ↗
Chicago · restaurant inspection

BURGER KING #215

6261-6265 N LINCOLN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60659

Pass w/ ConditionsMar 27, 2024Complaint

Inspection outcome

Pass w/ ConditionsPublished result
Numeric score not supplied
10Recorded violation entries

Chicago publishes categorical results such as Pass, Pass w/ Conditions and Fail. Read the result alongside the inspection type and recorded violations. A failed inspection and a later successful re-inspection are separate events; these results cannot be compared numerically with NYC scores.

What the inspector recorded

Code 8

8. HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITH GLOVES ON DISCARDED BROWN PAPER BAG AT GARBAGE CONTAINER BY PUSHING SAID PAPER INSIDE THE SAID CONTAINER WITH BOTH GLOVED HANDS. WITH SAME GLOVES, OBSERVED EMPLOYEE RETURN AT PREP LINE AND PICKED UP SLICED ONIONS AND THAN BREAD WITHOUT CHANGING GLOVES. MUST REMOVE GLOVES,HAND WASHING AND GLOVE HANDS AGAIN, PRIOR TO HANDLE READY TO EAT FOOD.HANDWASHING IS REQUIRED EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.MANAGER ON DUTY CORRECTED THE ISSUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED

Code 16

16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: INERIOR OF CHEST FREEZER WITH BUILD-UP OF ICE AND EXCESS DUST/GRIMES.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PINK SUBSTANCE AT INTERIOR FRONT PLASTIC PANEL OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.

Code 22

22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: WE OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER: 20 LBS OF SLICED TOMATOES AT TEMP OF 48.7F; 15 LBS OF DELI STYLE HAM AT TEMP OF 51.8F; 20 CARTONS WEIGHING 35 LBS OF MILK AT TEMP OF 52.2F; 20 LBS OF LETTUCE AT TEMP OF 51.4F; 20 CARTONS OF EGG WEIGHING 20 LBS AT TEMP OF 51.8F; AND CHEESE WEIGHING 5 LBS AT A TEMP OF 51.8F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED A TOTAL OF 115 LBS OF FOOD AT A TOTAL VALUE OF $250 DOLLARS. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITAITON ISSUED.

Code 33

33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: WE OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER AT AIR TEMP OF 50F TO 52.1F. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN AIR TEMP 41F AND BELOW. TCS FOOD ITEMS WERE STORED IN UNIT: TOMATOES, HAM, MILK, LETTUCE, EGG, AND CHEESE. MANAGER WAS ABLE TO CORRECTED PROBLEM BY TURNING ON THE UNIT.PRESENTLY AIR TEMP OF 38.7F PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.

Code 38

38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: GAP OF 1/4" TO 1/2" AT BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR.REPAIR ISSUE TO MINIMZE PEST AND INSECT ENTRY.

Code 49

49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND COOKING LINE.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.ALSO EXCESS GREASE INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER(REAR AREA OF THE UNIT),CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Code 51

51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. METAL DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER AT EAST BY COOKING UNIT IN POOR REPAIR: BROKEN.WAS REPAIRED WITH METAL SHEETS WHICH PRESENTLY IS BROKEN.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

Code 55

55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT,DEBRIS ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS.UNDER SHELVES IN PREP AND STORAGE AREA.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Code 55

55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: SEAL BASEBOARD WALL TILES AT REAR AREA NEXT TO MOP SINK

Code 57

57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

Published inspection history

2 events available for this business identifier or exact business/address match. This database includes events dated from January 2024. It may not contain every visit.

Date & visitResultScore
Feb 19, 2026ComplaintPass w/ Conditions
Mar 27, 2024 · this eventComplaintPass w/ Conditions

Restaurant directory near this address

Nearby options, with straight-line distances. Their inclusion does not imply an inspection result.

Inspection record chi-2591680. Data sources and coverage.