Mcdonald's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 22, 2017
• address70 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago 60615

Is Mcdonald's clean?

Mcdonald's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 22, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Mcdonald's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL BEVERAGE MACHINES, PREP COOLERS, PREP FREEZERS,ROLLING CARTS, SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER, SURFACES UNDER TOASTER, HEAT LAMP AND HOT HOLDING UNITS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • GROUT ALL LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN PREP, STORAGE, AND DISH WASHING AREAS NEAR MCCAFE MACHINES, POP MACHINE, FRYERS, ICE MACHINE, 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, ETC. CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER, UNDER BEVERAGE MACHINES IN DRIVE THRU AREA, ALL PREP COOLERS, FREEZERS, FRYERS, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • GROUT ALL LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN PREP, STORAGE, AND DISH WASHING AREAS NEAR MCCAFE MACHINES, POP MACHINE, FRYERS, ICE MACHINE, 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, ETC. CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER, UNDER BEVERAGE MACHINES IN DRIVE THRU AREA, ALL PREP COOLERS, FREEZERS, FRYERS, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE DAMAGED BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS NEAR BREAK ROOM AND REAR DOOR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE DAMAGED BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS NEAR BREAK ROOM AND REAR DOOR.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN WALK-IN FREEZER, DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN DISH WASHING AREA AND SECURE LOOSE LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE ACCURATE THERMOMETER IN UPRIGHT TWO-DOOR PREP COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE ACCURATE THERMOMETER IN UPRIGHT TWO-DOOR PREP COOLER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER.

When was Mcdonald's last inspected?

Mcdonald's has 39 inspections on record going back to May 10, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mcdonald's vs Washington Park

Washington Park runs 35% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 100 clean, 25 mid, 159 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Washington Park

• ✓ Jazman's Cafe & Bakery
  cooked · May 21, 2013
• ✓ Lori's Hallmark Shops #66
  clean · March 30, 2012
• ? Lori's Hallmark Shop #73
  cooked · March 22, 2012
• ✓ Phoenix Market
  clean · May 30, 2014
• ✓ Mr G's Food & Liquor
  clean · February 26, 2026
• ✓ University Of Chicago Cafeteria
  cooked · February 24, 2014

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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 May 22, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.