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MCDONALD'S

3020-3022 S HALSTED ST, CHICAGO, IL 60608 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

MCDONALD'S has been inspected 11 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since August 15, 2014. The most recent inspection, on April 29, 2024, found no infractions.

4 of 11 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: Handwashing and staff hygiene and Pests.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

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.

  • 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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 27, 2020. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 27, 2020. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • 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 8 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 2, 2017. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

  • 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 June 16, 2023. For example: TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 2 times on May 27, 2020. For example: CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

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.

11 inspections

  1. Complaint

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF WOMEN'S EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED OUTSIDE RECEPTACLES OVERFLOWING AND UNABLE TO CLOSE. FOUND HALF THE LID MISSING. OUTSIDE RECEPTACLES MUST BE CLOSED AND TIGHT-FITTING AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE LID AND PROVIDE CLOSED AND TIGHT FITTING LID. 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED
  4. Complaint

    6 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR'S REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROVIDE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFCATE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • 5-205.11 OBSERVED A COFFEE POT INSIDE OF THE REAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ACCESSIBLITY FOR THE HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. COFFEE POT REMOVED FROM SAID HAND WASHING SINK DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-202.15 OBSERVED A ONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOUBLE ENTRANCE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13 PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 61. SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
      • 8-304.11(A) OBSERVED PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT DISPLAYED FOR PUBLIC VIEW. INSTRUCTED TO POST THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010(B).
  5. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED THE WOMENS RESTROOM TRASH RECEPTACLE WITHOUT A COVER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  6. Complaint

    6 infractions

    • 6. HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.
      • FOUND FOOD HANDLER PUT ON GLOVES AND BEGAN HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS (BISCUITS) AND ANOTHER WAS FIXING AND HANDING OUT THE CUSTOMERS ORDERS THEN SHE PUT ON GLOVES TO HELP IN COOKING FOOD. NEITHER WASHED THEIR HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS WHEN MULIT-TASKING, HANDLING MONEY, BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES, ETC. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • THE WASH BOWLS IN THE WOMEN'S AND MEN'S TOILET ROOM NEEDS TO BE RECAULKED AT THE TOP. INSTRUCTED TO RECAULK AND MAINTAIN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • THE FLOORS UNDER/AROUND THE BEVERAGE STATION AND COOLERS IN THE FRONT ANND REAR STORAGE HAS FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • THE VENT IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM HAS DIRT/DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • THE HAND SINK IN THE MAIN FOOD PREAPARATION AREA DRAINS SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE IT FIXED SO THAT IT PROPERLY DRAINS.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • FOUND A FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE HANDLING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR ONE AT ALL TIMES WHILE IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREAS.
  7. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  8. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH 1/4 INCH GAP UNDER SAID DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOFED AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  9. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL BEVERAGE MACHINES, JUICE, MCCAFE, CREAMER, ETC.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES NEAR FRYERS AND EXPOSED SINK. CLEAN FLOOR DRAIN BEHIND MCCAFE MACHINE.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER EXPOSED SINK.
  10. License

    4 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • GREASE BUILD-UP ON HOOD/FILTERS ABOVE FRYERS,KNOZZLES AT THE FOUNTAIN DRINK STATION (CUSTOMER AREA) IN NEED FOR CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILE(S) IN THE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. 4" COVING IS MISSING IN THE ADJACENT DRY STORAGE ROOM.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • LIGHT BULBS IN THE ADJACENT STORAGE ROOM MUST BE SHIELDED OR PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SHATTER-PROOF LIGHTING.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • TOILET ROOMS EXHAUST FAN MUST BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN. NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER AT MOP SINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  11. License

    0 infractions

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