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Mc Donald's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 4, 2025
- address5253 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60632
Is Mc Donald's clean?
Mc Donald's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 4, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Mc Donald's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HAND WASH SINKS NOT MAINTAINED WITH PROPER HOT WATER TEMPERATURE IN WOMEN WASHROOM AT 76.7F AND 75.4F, MEN WASHROOM AT 78F, PREP AREAS 70.1F AND 66.9F, NEAR DRIVE-THRU 83.1F AND NEAR BEVERAGE STATION 72.3F, AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THAT HOT WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE AT LEAST 100F. SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARRIVED ON SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25AM, AT THE END OF THE WALK THROUGH. HAND WASH SINKS MENTIONED HOT WATER TEMPERATURES HAVE ALL BEEN CORRECTED AND AT THE PROPER TEMPERATURE MAINTAINING BETWEEN 99F-104F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE/TRASH CAN IN WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE/TRASH CAN IN WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MOP STORED IMPROPERLY WITH THE MOP IN A POSITION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW TO DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT WITH POSITIONING MOPHEAD IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Mc Donald's last inspected?
Mc Donald's has 22 inspections on record going back to July 28, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 11, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 21, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2021 | Pass | |
| December 21, 2020 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2020 | Fail | |
| September 29, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 13, 2018 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 2, 2018 | Fail | |
| March 9, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 11, 2016 | Pass |
Mc Donald's vs West Elsdon
West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.