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MCDONALDS #12003

8871 S KINGSTON AVE, Chicago, IL 60617 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

MCDONALDS #12003 has been inspected 8 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since January 11, 2010. The most recent inspection, on August 9, 2016, found no infractions.

2 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 15, 2015. For example: OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on March 24, 2014. For example: HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 10 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 15, 2015. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 7 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on April 15, 2015. For example: FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

8 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Complaint

    4 infractions

    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER,TO HAVE GREASE ENCRUSTED ON THE TOP AND LID OF CONTAINER,THIS IS A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF DEEP FRYERS,HAS GREASE BUILD-UP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA,EPSPECIALLY BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN WALL IN THE PREP AREA ACROSS FROM HOT HOLDING UNITS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA
  3. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST RE-GROUT FLOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT LEVEL TO ELIMINATE AREAS WHERE FOOD AND WATER CAN SETTLE
  4. Short Form Complaint

    2 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • GNATS OBSERVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 5 ON JANITOR'S CLOSET DOOR AND WALLS BY WASHROOMS, 10 ON WALLS THROUGHOUT DINING AREA, 10 ON WALLS BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, 5 ON WALLS IN DRIVE-THRU SERVICE AREA,5 ON WALLS IN UNUSED DRIVE-THRU AREA, 5 IN MOP SINK AREA, 3 ON WALL BY GRILL IN FOOD PREP AREA, AND 5 ON WALLS IN REAR BY EXIT DOOR. ALSO OBSERVED 15 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH CO2 TANKS ON WEST WALL BY REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED SURFACES, KEEP FLOORS DRY, DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM BUCKETS, SECURE WASTE LINE UNDERNEATH ICE MACHINE SO THAT WATER GOES DIRECTLY INTO FLOOR DRAIN, MUST RE-GROUT FLOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT LEVEL TO ELIMINATE AREAS WHERE FOOD AND WATER CAN SETTLE, AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST RE-GROUT FLOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT LEVEL TO ELIMINATE AREAS WHERE FOOD AND WATER CAN SETTLE
  5. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST RE-GROUT FLOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT LEVEL TO ELIMINATE AREAS WHERE FOOD AND WATER CAN SETTLE. CLEAN FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER.
  6. Complaint

    9 infractions

    • 10. SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW
      • WASTE WATER FOUND BACKING UP ON FLOOR AROUND FLOOR DRAIN FOR CAPUICCINO MACHINE UNDERNEATH HOT FOOD HOLDING UNIT IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PLUMBER TO COME SERVICE FLOOR DRAIN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
      • NO PAPER TOWELS OR AUTOMATIC HAND DRYING DEVICE AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • 80 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: INSIDE DEEP FRYERS CABINETS, SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE & DISHWASHING AREAS, IN OFFICE, IN BREAK ROOM AREA, IN MOP CLOSET BY WASHROOMS, AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL ANY OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS, REPAIR BACK DOOR( MUST MAKE IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY), RUBBER PLACED ON BOTTOM OF DOOR ONLY COVERING DAY LIGHT NOT STURDY, AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL SERVICE BEFORE NEXT VISIT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • GREASE DUMPSTER NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, GREASE FOUND ALL OVER THE TOP EXTERIOR 0F RECEPTACLE AND LID NOT CLOSED. ALSO OBSERVED DEBRIS ON GROUND INSIDE GARBAGE CORALE. MUST KEEP GROUND INSIDE CORALE CLEAN AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE DUMPSTER AND ALSO KEEP LID CLOSED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS(INCLUDING SIDES, LEGS AND WHEELS)OF GRILLS, DEEP FRYERS, ALL COOLERS & FREEZERS, ICE MACHINE, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, MOP SINK, PREP TABLES , AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS THROUGHOUT NEED DETAIL CLEANING UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT(MOUNDS OF GREASE UNDERNEATH GRILLS & DEEP FRYERS IN FOOD PREP AREA), DEBRIS, FOOD BUILD-UP & DIRT FOUND UNDERNEATH ALL OTHER HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP, INSIDE MOP CLOSET BY WASHROOMS, INSIDE BOTH WALK-IN COOLER & FREEZER, IN STORAGE AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST RE-GROUT FLOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT LEVEL TO ELIMINATE AREAS WHERE FOOD AND WATER CAN SETTLE. CLEAN FLOOR DRAIN UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN ALL WALLS IN DRIVE-THRU AREA(SPILLS AND DIRT), AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT CLEAN. PANELLING ON WALL ABOVE DRAIN BOARD AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA PEELING, MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA, REPLACE MISSING WALL COVE UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN DINING ROOM BY WASHROOMS. SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL COVE THROUGHOUT. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE NEEDED.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN MOP CLOSET BY WASHROOMS.
    • 43. FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
      • ICE SCOOPS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  7. Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, FREEZERS, FRYERS, BEVERAGE MACHINES, NOZZLES, SPIGOTS, DRIP TRAYS, ETC.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS AS NEEDED, NEAR ICE MACHINE, BEHIND FRYERS, GRILL, ETC. CLEAN FLOOR UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILE IN WOMEN WASHROOM.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • SEAL OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS BEHIND PREP FREEZER ALONG WEST WALL, NEAR SODA DISPENSER UNITS, IN DINING AREA NEAR WASHROOMS, ETC.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR LEAKING PRESSURE GAUGE BEHIND PRESSURIZED WATER TANKS. REPAIR COLD WATER HANDLE ABOVE ICE CREAM MACHINE.
  8. Short Form Complaint

    0 infractions

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