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Mcdonald's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 17, 2021
- address500 W Madison St, Chicago 60661
Is Mcdonald's clean?
Mcdonald's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 17, 2021. 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 Mcdonald's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDSINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA WHERE ICE CREAM, COFFEE AND OTHER BEVERAGES AND FOOD IS PREPPED. HANDSINKS SHALL BE LOCATED TO ALLOW CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEES IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN PREP HAND SINK AND UTILITY SINK LOCATED NEXT TO ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN PREP HAND SINK AND UTILITY SINK LOCATED NEXT TO ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP BEHIND AND ON FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAK AT PREP HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB FOR CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB FOR CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
When was Mcdonald's last inspected?
Mcdonald's has 11 inspections on record going back to November 12, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| March 17, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 1, 2019 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 20, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 7, 2016 | Fail | |
| November 19, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2015 | Fail |
Mcdonald's vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 March 17, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.