HALE FAMILY MCDONALD'S.

Chicago Health Dept

9211 S COMMERCIAL AVE · SOUTH CHICAGO, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Sep 2025).

7 inspections on record since 2021 · Last inspected Sep 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
VIOLATIONS
21
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
SEP 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

SEP 30
2025
PASS 2 violations
Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

LEAK AT 3 COMPLARTMENT SINK P-TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

FAUCET ON HANDSINK ACROSS FROM ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF REPAIR CONTACT FOR SERVICE AND MAINTAIN

FEB 15
2024
PASS 1 violation
Serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER REAR HAND WASHING SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

FEB 6
2024
FAIL 4 violations
Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BEVERAGE MACHINEA, PREP TABLES, SHELVING UNITS, COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER REAR HAND WASHING SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED FRONT TWO LIDS MISSING ON OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE MISSING LIDS AND MAINTAIN. OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE SHALL BE COVERED WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

OCT 3
2022
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED COFFEE DISPENSING STATION AT FRONT COUNTER IS SOILED AND MUST BE CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DRINK SPILLAGE ON FLOOR AT DRIVE THROUGH UNDER SERVING STATIONS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

JAN 13
2022
PASS 2 violations
Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED LEAK AT FAUCET FIXTURE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED UNUSED/DIRTY FRYER IN REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

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JAN 11
2022
FAIL 7 violations 3 CRITICAL
Critical Food Temperature
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND SINKS IN MENS TOILET ROOM AT 51.2F AND WOMENS TOILET ROOM AT 50.0F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT WATER TEMPERATURE AT ALL HAND SINKS MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 100.0F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED GAP AT TOP OF SMALL DELIVERY DOOR IN REAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL GAP/RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT ENTRY OF PESTS.

Minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED SEVERAL FEMALE EMPLOYEES WITH VISOR HATS AND SWINGING PONYTAILS AND ONE MALE EMPLOYEE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT EMPLOYEES MUST EFFECTIVELY RESTRAIN HAIR AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN. ALL HAIR WAS RESTRAINED DURING INSPECTION.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED LEAK AT FAUCET FIXTURE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Critical Pest Activity
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER WITH OPEN LIDS AND TRASH BAGS ABOVE THE RIM OF THE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT LIDS MUST TIGHTLY SECURED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DEBRIS/SPILLAGE ALONG REAR PERIMETER WALLS AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT NEAR WASHING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED UNUSED/DIRTY FRYER IN REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

FEB 4
2021
PASS 3 violations
Minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

FOUND NO TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH A LID IN THE TOILET ROOM NOR STALL FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH RECEPTACLES WITH LIDS.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS, FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND AROUND ALL OF THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH FOOD AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS THROUGH OUT. -THE WALLS AROUND THE SINK AND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

THE CEILING TILES AND FRAMES ARE WORN/DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED TO FIX OR REPLACE. MAINTAIN.

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