Mcdonald's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJanuary 26, 2022
• address9542 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628

Is Mcdonald's clean?

Mcdonald's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 26, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Mcdonald's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 26, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE OR VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED WITH TCS FOOD (EGGS 153.5F) PREPARED AND SERVED. A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HOT WATER (159.4F) AT FRONT HAND WASHING SINK ABOVE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 120F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN 100-120F WATER AT HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN MEN AND WOMEN WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF OATMEAL FOR RETAIL SALE BEING PREPARED/STORED ON TABLE IN EMPLOYEE BREAKROOM/LOCKER ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. FOOD MAY NOT BE STOED IN LOCKER ROOMS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF OATMEAL FOR RETAIL SALE BEING PREPARED/STORED ON TABLE IN EMPLOYEE BREAKROOM/LOCKER ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. FOOD MAY NOT BE STOED IN LOCKER ROOMS.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP LAYING ON ICE INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP HANDLE UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP LAYING ON ICE INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP HANDLE UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED PREP COOLER DOOR IN FRONT BEVERAGE AREA NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. INSTRUCTE MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BEVERAGE MACHINES, PREP COOLERS, REACH-IN COOLERS, HOLDING UNITS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING STOPPER UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON FLOOR UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT BEVERAGE, REAR PREP, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MOPS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Mcdonald's last inspected?

Mcdonald's has 23 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mcdonald's vs Washington Heights

Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 January 26, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.