McDonald's is arguably the most popular fast-food chain in the world with thousands across the UK, including in Glasgow.

We have 26 of the golden arches meaning that we are never far from a Big Mac or a Chicken Legend.

But with each restaurant there comes a different standard to cleanliness and hygiene. 

And thanks to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) we get to look out what each of the hygiene ratings is for the different locations. 

The inspections are carried out by the local authority and findings are updated on the FSA website whenever there is a new inspection conducted by the council. 

What the ratings mean:

There are three different ratings in Scotland under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme.

  • Pass means they meet the legal requirements for food hygiene.
  • Improvement Required means the business didn’t meet the legal requirements and needs to make improvements.
  • Exempt Premises means the business has been inspected by a local authority food safety officer, met the pass criteria, but doesn’t meet the criteria to be part of the scheme.  These businesses are low-risk to people’s health in terms of food safety and you perhaps wouldn’t normally think of them as a food business – for example, newsagents, chemist shops or visitor centres selling tins of biscuits.

A new business or if there is a new owner will be listed as "Awaiting Inspection" and will not have a food hygiene rating. 

How is McDonald's assessed?

Inspectors look at a few different key elements when assessing the hygiene of a restaurant including: 

How hygienically the food is handled- such as how its prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled, and stored.

The condition of the structure of the buildings – the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, and other facilities.

How the business manages what it does to make sure food is safe and so that the officer can be confident standards will be maintained in the future.

All the McDonald's in Glasgow hygiene ratings:

30 Crow Road

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 04 December 2019

10 Westhorn Drive 

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 27 October 2014

167 Trongate 

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 01 August 2018

530 Helen Street

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 08 May 2019

45 Finnieston Street

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 13 January 2015

209 Argyle Street

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 25 July 2018

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763 Barrhead Road

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 27 August 2015

1841 Great Western Road 

Rating: Pass

Last inspected:13 November 2018

1221 Gallowgate 

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 07 December 2018

800 Westerhouse Road

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 03 May 2019

3 Darnley Mains Road 

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 03 June 2019

55 St Enoch Square

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 30 August 2019

17 Monument Drive

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 22 July 2015

1200 Maryhill Road

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 26 January 2016

209 Argyle Street

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 25 July 2018

70 Allerdyce Road

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 20 September 2019

101 Sauchiehall Street

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 10 October 2019

1325 Springburn Road

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 08 December 2021

489 Pollokshaws Road

Rating: Awaiting Inspection

Last inspected: 01 March 2018

557 Prospecthill Road

Rating: Awaiting Inspection

Last inspected: 21 April 2021

47 Castlemilk Arcade

Rating: Awaiting Inspection

Last inspected: 08 September 2021

71 Union Street 

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 26 February 2014

121 Trongate

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 31 October 2018

Dalmarnock Road, Rutherglen

Rating: Awaiting Inspection

Last inspected: N/A

The Square Drymen

Rating: Pass

Last inspected: 17 March 2018

12 Auchinlea Way

Rating: Awaiting Inspection

Last inspected: 24 February 2021