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Burger King

Fast food or counter · Queens, NY

5 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine health department inspection · Jan 21, 2026

At the routine inspection on Jan 21, 2026. The latest visit, on Aug 31, 2026, was a administrative miscellaneous / re-inspection. No notes were taken at it.

Is that a lot?

Most fast-food and counter places here got 8 to 21 point violations. Burger King got about the same as most.

Compared with 4,330 New York City fast-food and counter places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Burger King?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Marked critical: Cold food above 41°F 02GHow to fixFix it
  2. Shelves and surfaces need cleaning 10FHow to fixFix it

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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

We review New York City health data to make this report. We are not the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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Fix and log it: Cold food above 41°F

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Inspections

From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 5 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026

The health department visited 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 other).

Point violations at each routine inspection
Apr 29, 2024: 3Jan 21, 2026: 1131120242026

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

Every visit

  1. LatestAug 31, 2026Administrative Miscellaneous / Re-inspection

    No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.

    This one: a administrative miscellaneous / re-inspection on Aug 31, 2026. The last routine inspection was Jan 21, 2026: 11 points (A).

  2. EarlierJan 21, 2026Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection11 points (A)

    2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Cold food above 41°F

      The department's words

      02G Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 3-501.16(A)(2)

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      If food is out of range

      • Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
      • Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
      • Unknown time or longer: throw it out.

      Which foods need temperature control (TCS)

      3 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Hot and cold holding

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      Fix and log it now

      Are you Burger King? Fix it

    Not critical (1)

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      10F 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.

      Food Code 4-602.13

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

      Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Burger King? Fix it

  3. EarlierApr 29, 2024Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 points (A)

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • No backflow test on file

      The department's words

      10B 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.

  4. EarlierApr 29, 2024Sodium Warning / Initial InspectionNo score given

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Sodium Warning icon not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags for food items that contain 2300mg or more of sodium in a food service establishment that is 1 of 15 or more outlets operating the same type of business nationally under common ownership or control, or as a franchise or doing business under the same name, for each menu item that is served in portions, the size and content of which a

      The department's words

      16-08 Sodium Warning icon not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags for food items that contain 2300mg or more of sodium in a food service establishment that is 1 of 15 or more outlets operating the same type of business nationally under common ownership or control, or as a franchise or doing business under the same name, for each menu item that is served in portions, the size and content of which a

  5. EarlierApr 29, 2024Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.

      The department's words

      28-01 Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.

Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)

What you can do

As a customer of Burger King, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Cold food above 41°F Read the free guide
    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

    Open the steps here

  2. Call Burger King

    Ask for the manager. Burger King can only fix what it knows about.

    Call Burger King: (929) 344-5520

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About this record

Search for the name on NYC Health's restaurant grades lookup.

Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.

Zero points means the inspector found no problems. New York City adds points for each problem. Big ones, the kind most likely to make someone sick, add more.

Inspectors add points for each problem they find. 0 to 13 points is an A, 14 to 27 a B, 28 or more a C.

Listed as
Hamburgers
Inspection type
Administrative Miscellaneous / Re-inspection
Result
No score given
Source
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Questions about Burger King

When was Burger King last inspected?

The health department last inspected Burger King on Aug 31, 2026. It was a administrative miscellaneous / re-inspection.

What did the health department find at Burger King?

The health department listed no violations on Aug 31, 2026.

How often does New York City inspect restaurants?

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Aug 31, 2026, the health department marked none as critical.