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id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/checkers-5b71f3#business"
name: "Checkers"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/checkers-5b71f3
record_id: 5b71f30e-44d6-4e1c-90c2-2cb99af5e92c
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# Checkers

Restaurant in Triangle North, Milwaukee.

Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 1205 W North Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0601156512738&lng=-87.9273981292755) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [checkersandrallys.com/location/checkers-3085-w-north-ave-1258837](https://checkersandrallys.com/location/checkers-3085-w-north-ave-1258837) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | Burger | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1993 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | MKE BURGERS, INC. | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Extended Hours Establishments: July 31, 2026; Food Dealer - Restaurant: August 3, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Extended Hours Establishments](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/extended-hours-establishments), [Food Dealer - Restaurant](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-restaurant) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap way/662653574](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/662653574) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Checkers is a restaurant at 1205 W North Ave, Milwaukee. It holds an extended hours establishments license issued July 31, 2026 and a food dealer restaurant license issued August 3, 2026; the City lists the licenses as active. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

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Built 1993, restaurant, 1 story.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1993 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Restaurant | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 801 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $392,200 \(land $192,600, building $199,600\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 21, Via Rt 12 and Via Rt 30 & Blueline at North & N 12th, on the block (32 m)
- Route 12 at Teutonia & North, on the block (39 m)
- Route 21 and Via Rt 30 & Blueline at North & Teutonia, on the block (57 m)

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.

## What you can do here

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee business licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee food licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/9): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/personal-property-look-up): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Licensing): Creative Commons Zero \(CC0 1.0\)

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 1205 W North Av | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 1205 W North Av | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 1205 W North Av | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $392,200 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Brand | Checkers | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 801 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Restaurant, land use code 5812 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Business type | Retail 1A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Chain | yes | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | Burger | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.06012, -87.92740 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.06012, -87.92740 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | MKE BURGERS, INC. | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | MKE BURGERS, INC. | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | MKE BURGERS INC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-14 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-14 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-31 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-08-03 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 350151 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 350208 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Extended Hours Establishments \(24HRS\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer - Restaurant \(FREST\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Checkers | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Checkers | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | CHECKERS | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=fast\_food | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/662653574 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3522065100 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3522065100 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parent organization | {"via":"osm-overpass:way/662653574","name":"Checkers","owner":{"name":"Checkers and Rally's","wikidata":"Q3419341","headquarters":null,"hq\_in\_county":false},"relation":"brand","wikidata":"Q63919315","hq\_wikidata":null,"headquarters":null,"hq\_in\_county":null} | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Personal property account | 99400664 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Roll year | 2023 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://checkersandrallys.com/location/checkers-3085-w-north-ave-1258837 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1993 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-02.

Record id: 5b71f30e-44d6-4e1c-90c2-2cb99af5e92c

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## For agents

Checkers \(restaurant in Triangle North, Milwaukee\) is at 1205 W North Ave, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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