The DC Department of Health keeps a record of its health inspections, making it possible to see which fast food restaurants have racked up the most complaints for being unclean.
We queried all D.C. proper locations of McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Popeyes, Pizza Hut, and Chick-fil-A to see which eateries had the highest number of complaints from 2015 to date.
Common reasons for complaints include whether food-contact surfaces are clean and sanitized; whether or not insects, rodents, or animals are present; and whether employees’ hands are clean and properly washed.
McDonald’s
1635 Benning Road NE
9 complaints
McDonald’s
3901 Minnesota Ave. NE
6 complaints
Popeyes
1226 H St. NE
6 complaints
Burger King
4422 Connecticut Ave. NW
5 complaints
McDonald’s
50 Massachusetts Ave. NE
5 complaints
McDonald’s
601 F St. NW
5 complaints
McDonald’s
2334 Georgia Ave. NW
5 complaints
Wendy’s
100 New York Ave. NE
3 complaints
Wendy’s
4250 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave. NE
3 complaints
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