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What the health inspector found at your fast-food chain.

Pick a chain and see how its restaurants did on routine health inspections, next to every other restaurant in the same city or state. Every number comes from that government’s own records.

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McDonald's, place by place

Under the local rate in seven of seven places. A bar to the left of the tall line means fewer inspections with a problem than is normal there. What counts as a problem differs from place to place.

Florida
41.1%of 2,642local 58.2%Share of routine inspections that recorded at least one high-priority violation.
New York City
14.4%of 507local 40.2%Share of routine inspections that scored 14 or more points, so did not earn an A on the first visit.
New York State
8.8%of 1,359local 25.1%Share of routine inspections that recorded at least one critical (red) violation.
Chicago
12.5%of 304local 24.4%Share of routine inspections that ended in a Fail.
Austin
3.2%of 189local 33.6%Share of routine inspections that scored under 90, below the city's top category.
Seattle and King County
15.3%of 320local 35.6%Share of routine inspections that received an Unsatisfactory result, meaning a red critical violation was noted.
Las Vegas and Clark County
19.9%of 346local 44.8%Share of routine inspections that recorded at least one 5-demerit violation, the district's most serious class.

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Each box is one place. A filled box means that chain’s restaurants had a problem on inspection less often than restaurants there in general.

  • Under the local rate
  • Too close to call
  • Over the local rate
  • Too few inspections to say
ChainFloridaNYCNY StateChicagoAustinSeattleLas Vegas
Domino'sFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: under the local rate; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: too close to call; Austin: under the local rate; Seattle: too close to call; Las Vegas: under the local rate.McDonald'sFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: under the local rate; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: under the local rate; Austin: under the local rate; Seattle: under the local rate; Las Vegas: under the local rate.SubwayFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: under the local rate; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: under the local rate; Austin: too close to call; Seattle: over the local rate; Las Vegas: under the local rate.Taco BellFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: under the local rate; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: under the local rate; Austin: under the local rate; Seattle: under the local rate; Las Vegas: under the local rate.Burger KingFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: under the local rate; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: under the local rate; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: under the local rate; Las Vegas: under the local rate.ChipotleFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: under the local rate; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: under the local rate; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: under the local rate; Las Vegas: under the local rate.StarbucksFlorida: too few inspections to say; NYC: under the local rate; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: under the local rate; Austin: under the local rate; Seattle: under the local rate; Las Vegas: under the local rate.Wendy'sFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: under the local rate; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: under the local rate; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: under the local rate; Las Vegas: under the local rate.Dunkin'Florida: under the local rate; NYC: under the local rate; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: under the local rate; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: under the local rate.PopeyesFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: under the local rate; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: too close to call; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too close to call.Panda ExpressFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: under the local rate; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: under the local rate; Las Vegas: under the local rate.Jimmy John'sFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too close to call; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: under the local rate; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.KFCFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: too close to call; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Little CaesarsFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too close to call.Pizza HutFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: under the local rate.WingstopFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too close to call; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: under the local rate.
ChainFloridaNYCNY StateChicagoAustinSeattleLas Vegas
Arby'sFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Chick-fil-AFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Five GuysFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Jack in the BoxFlorida: too few inspections to say; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: under the local rate; Las Vegas: under the local rate.Jersey Mike'sFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too close to call; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.PaneraFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: under the local rate; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Papa John'sFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too close to call; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.SonicFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: under the local rate; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.WhataburgerFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: under the local rate; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.CheckersFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Culver'sFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Dairy QueenFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Firehouse SubsFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Hardee'sFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Shake ShackFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.Zaxby'sFlorida: under the local rate; NYC: too few inspections to say; NY State: too few inspections to say; Chicago: too few inspections to say; Austin: too few inspections to say; Seattle: too few inspections to say; Las Vegas: too few inspections to say.

Most boxes are filled. Of 106 comparisons between a chain and the place it is in, 94 came in under the local rate, 11 were too close to call and one came in over.

That is not only good management. A coffee counter handles far less raw food than a kitchen that fries chicken, so part of the gap is the menu.

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Every government inspects its own way, so each place counts a different thing. Its page shows every chain there against the local rate.

Florida

Counts routine inspections that recorded at least one high-priority violation.

All restaurants: 58.2% of 267,258

30 chains charted. Jul 2023 to Sep 19, 2026. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

New York City

Counts routine inspections that scored 14 or more points, so did not earn an A on the first visit.

All restaurants: 40.2% of 44,261

11 chains charted. Jan 2023 to Sep 17, 2026. NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

New York State

Counts routine inspections that recorded at least one critical (red) violation.

Every county except New York City's five, Suffolk and Erie, which run their own inspection systems and are not in the state's file.

All food service establishments: 25.1% of 115,627

18 chains charted. Jan 2023 to Sep 11, 2026. New York State Department of Health

Chicago

Counts routine inspections that ended in a Fail.

All restaurants: 24.4% of 38,828

14 chains charted. Jan 2019 to Sep 16, 2026. Chicago Department of Public Health

Austin

Counts routine inspections that scored under 90, below the city's top category.

All food establishments: 33.6% of 20,455

7 chains charted. Sep 2023 to Aug 25, 2026. Austin Public Health

Seattle and King County

Counts routine inspections that received an Unsatisfactory result, meaning a red critical violation was noted.

All food service establishments: 35.6% of 37,914

11 chains charted. Jan 2023 to Sep 1, 2026. Public Health - Seattle & King County

Las Vegas and Clark County

Counts routine inspections that recorded at least one 5-demerit violation, the district's most serious class.

All of Clark County, including Henderson, North Las Vegas, Mesquite, Laughlin and the Strip, which the health district inspects as one jurisdiction.

All restaurants: 44.8% of 25,250

15 chains charted. Sep 2023 to Sep 18, 2026. Southern Nevada Health District

Two chains, head to head

Pick any two and see them side by side in every place where both have enough inspections. Each place is decided on its own; there is no combined score.

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Before you read too much into it

  • It does not say which place is cleaner. Each place counts a different thing, so a Florida figure and a Chicago figure can’t be set against each other. Compare chains within a place, never numbers across places.
  • It says nothing about one restaurant. A figure describes that chain’s locations in that place over those years. It is not a statement about the brand everywhere, and it is not a warning about the one near you.
  • Only routine visits count. Inspectors return to restaurants that already had a problem, so counting follow-up and complaint visits would stack the numbers.

How each place inspects

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Seven places so far. The United States has no national inspection database, and a place is added when its government publishes every routine inspection, keeps the file current and allows reuse. Exactly what is counted, and how the ranges are worked out, is on the methodology page; the rules that match restaurant names to chains are published too.

New York State data: The analyses, interpretations and conclusions drawn from New York State data on this site were reached by FastFoodFact and not by the New York State Department of Health. The department states that this data was not collected for use as a restaurant grading system and does not support or endorse such a use; the figures here describe groups of inspections and are not a grade of any restaurant.

Chicago data: This site provides applications using data that has been modified for use from its original source, www.cityofchicago.org, the official website of the City of Chicago. The City of Chicago makes no claims as to the content, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any of the data provided at this site. The data provided at this site is subject to change at any time. It is understood that the data provided at this site is being used at one’s own risk.

These are public records, summarized. They are not a safety rating of any restaurant and not advice about where to eat.