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Mcdonalds
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
- address540 Commonwealth Av, Boston 02215
Is Mcdonalds clean?
Mcdonalds is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 31, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mcdonalds?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Observed 2 water leaks in the basement in the utility room located in the basement. Contact licensed plumber to repair and ensure all water has been removed. Observed a large hole in the ground with a pipe located inside. Repair and cap off the pipe. Observed a small hole in the ground. Cap off the hole.criticalSystem Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Observed 2 water leaks in the basement in the utility room located in the basement. Contact licensed plumber to repair and ensure all water has been removed. Observed a large hole in the ground with a pipe located inside. Repair and cap off the pipe. Observed a small hole in the ground. Cap off the hole.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed debis and soiled floor in the 1st room to the right when you enter the front door. Clean floors to remove debris. Observed debris and food items under the shelving in the basement. Clean floors under shelving to remove debris and food items.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed debis and soiled floor in the 1st room to the right when you enter the front door. Clean floors to remove debris. Observed debris and food items under the shelving in the basement. Clean floors under shelving to remove debris and food items.
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • No door sweeps. Provide door sweeps to the front exterior doors that are flush to the ground to ensure no daylight. This will help with any pest activity. Photos taken.Outer Openings Protected (C) • No door sweeps. Provide door sweeps to the front exterior doors that are flush to the ground to ensure no daylight. This will help with any pest activity. Photos taken.
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • No hand wash signage in bathrooms. Provide signage.Handwashing Signage (C) • No hand wash signage in bathrooms. Provide signage.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed droppings behind the kitchen equipment. PIC was able to provide Dec and Nov pest reports. PIC called the GM and he was able to send over 2 pest reports. All of the reports state that the wire mesh needed to be repaired catches and live activity on the reports that were located onsite. GM stated that they have the exterminator coming in once a week. Please provide more frequent extermination visits (once a week three times a week or daily) until the situation is under control (the report must show no activity/no catches/no structural voids or sanitation issues). If you have a false ceiling please make sure that the licensed exterminator has inspected and noted the ceiling in the report.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed droppings behind the kitchen equipment. PIC was able to provide Dec and Nov pest reports. PIC called the GM and he was able to send over 2 pest reports. All of the reports state that the wire mesh needed to be repaired catches and live activity on the reports that were located onsite. GM stated that they have the exterminator coming in once a week. Please provide more frequent extermination visits (once a week three times a week or daily) until the situation is under control (the report must show no activity/no catches/no structural voids or sanitation issues). If you have a false ceiling please make sure that the licensed exterminator has inspected and noted the ceiling in the report.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • The front exterior door has a large spacing between the 2 doors. Repair door to ensure no spacing is between the 2 doors. This will also help with any pest activity. Observed missing ceiling tiles in the basement. Replace ceiling tiles. Observed missing and broken floor tiles in the basement. Repair Observed missing ceiling tile in the small room to the right of the front doors. Replace ceiling tile. Observed 2 Large Vents at the bottom of the stairs the wire mesh needs to be replaced and sealed properly to ensure no pest can get through. Observed the rubber baseboard under the shelving in the basement needs to be replaced and repaired.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • The front exterior door has a large spacing between the 2 doors. Repair door to ensure no spacing is between the 2 doors. This will also help with any pest activity. Observed missing ceiling tiles in the basement. Replace ceiling tiles. Observed missing and broken floor tiles in the basement. Repair Observed missing ceiling tile in the small room to the right of the front doors. Replace ceiling tile. Observed 2 Large Vents at the bottom of the stairs the wire mesh needs to be replaced and sealed properly to ensure no pest can get through. Observed the rubber baseboard under the shelving in the basement needs to be replaced and repaired.
- ⚠️(A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)(A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)
When was Mcdonalds last inspected?
Mcdonalds has 18 inspections on record going back to December 2, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 30, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| October 1, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| July 26, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2025 | — | |
| February 5, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 27, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 15, 2024 | — | |
| August 15, 2024 | — | |
| August 5, 2024 | — | |
| July 29, 2024 | Fail |
Mcdonalds vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.
Other spots in Fenway
How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.