MCDONALDS CORPORATION

Few Brevard County kitchens score higher than MCDONALDS CORPORATION — an A at 100/100, among the cleanest kitchens in Brevard County.

Its most recent inspection on January 22, 2026 came back clean. Diners give it 2.9 across 1,804 reviews.

A · 100/100 · among the cleanest kitchens in Brevard County

Get directions Call (321) 951-8980

Restaurant details

Health grade
A (100/100)
Violations
None recorded
Address
132 MALABAR RD, Palm Bay, FL
Cuisine
Other
Categories
Fast food restaurant, Breakfast restaurant, Coffee shop, Hamburger restaurant, Restaurant, Sandwich shop
Price
$10–20
Rating
2.9 stars (1804 reviews)
Seats
121
Phone
(321) 951-8980
Website
Official website
Photo of MCDONALDS CORPORATION
Photo: Ava Millar

Community Rating

Reviews via Google
2.9 Community-sourced rating 1,804 reviews
Read all reviews on Google →

What diners say — our read

The inspection says one thing about this kitchen, and a minority of reviewers say another. Reviews that raise cleanliness average just 1.0 stars — this is where the complaints concentrate. Front-of-house follows at 33% of reviews, where ratings average 1.8.

Behind those, how long an order takes is raised in 28% of reviews (2.6 average). If you had to pick one number to represent this corpus it would be 1, the most frequently given rating (11 reviews). Of the 18 rated reviews, 5 sit at four stars or better and 12 at two or below.

Against that, the kitchen inspects well — an A (100/100), nothing cited at the most recent DBPR visit. DBPR last walked in on January 22, 2026. Ranked against Brevard County, it is safer than 100% of the restaurants we score. The inspector left without citing anything — worth noting, since most visits find something.

The weak part of this listing is the experience, not the sanitation — those are different failures. Read the originals below and judge the pattern yourself.

Our own analysis of 18 reviews for this restaurant, set against its Florida DBPR inspection record. How we calculate grades →

  • June 29, 2026

    This MCDONALDS SUCKS! My son went through the drive thru and ordered lunch. He ordered a BIG MAC MEAL and when he got home there were NO BURGERS on the sandwich! NO MEAT! Their fries and nuggets are always cold because they are too lazy to cook anything fresh! Their service and lack of accountability or quality control deserves negative stars. This is not the first time this place is horrific but the one down the road near I 95 is worse so the lessor of two evils. At least our fries were in the bag although old! How hard is it to make FAST FOOD after the lunch rush at 3pm!???? DO BETTER! This order was number 1276 on June 29 2026!

  • June 24, 2026

    This place is a joke. The food was horrible like it was sitting for awhile. The fries were cold the burger was not hot and super dry. The staff seems preoccupied on their phones to get the food right or pay attention to customers. Horrible just horrible

  • June 12, 2026

    Had a very pleasant experience here on 6/10/26. The young women in the drive thru We're very kind and very quick with assisting me. There was a brief delay and in that time a manager asked how long I was waiting and how I was being treated. It was a very short wait. And I just wanted to remind that manager and the others how great those to employees were.

  • June 10, 2026

    Haven't had one bad thing for breakfast.

  • June 8, 2026

    I wouldn't recommend eating here. Always get your orders wrong.

  • June 8, 2026

    Malabar road at I95. Ordered inside. 30 minute later a B/F said “Wabadaba”. I said I can’t understand you. She just continued, “wabadaba, Wabadaba”. I finally handed her my receipt and I said I’m sorry I can’t understand what you’re saying. She took the receipt out of my hand and put it back on the counter and walked away. About 10 minutes later she came back with my order gave me two plastic cups and left. This is absolutely the worst McDonald’s I’ve ever been to filthy dirty inside overflowing bathroom garbage all over the place terrible.

  • June 7, 2026

    McDonald's is for kids, I don't care for it anymore but my kids do!

  • June 3, 2026

    Went there for breakfast stood at front counter for 20 minutes no one acknowledged or helped me do I left

  • June 1, 2026

    Went to take the kids to play and eat not a clean table in sight looked like they had not cleaned the play place all day there was someone belongings in the play place and looked like they were camping there the young guy that packed my food up was nice but looked I looked like it was a bunch of young kids playing there not doing there jobs i went to the other part of the lobby and there were several other people looked like they were camping in there for the day with all there bags all over the tables .

  • May 31, 2026

    Absolutely horrible, manager/employee kids running around, screaming, making a mess and safety hazards. The store cleanliness is horrible, ive worked at McDonald's and burger king and would never let the lobby get like how this store was. It wasnt even during a rush that it looked like it.

  • May 31, 2026

    Absolutely horrible. Safety hazards, manager/employee kids running around not being careful, screaming their lungs off, making a Safety hazard on the floor. Store cleanliness is absolutely horrible. Ive worked at McDonald's and burgerking before and I have never ever had the lobby looking the way this store did. Absolutely horrendous.

  • May 30, 2026

    Give Amy a raise!! She checked on me if I needed something and helped me plug in my laptop when I had to go to another table with a plug outlet. She’s a rock star 😎🙌

  • May 28, 2026

    Times are tough. I get it but look at the size of this fry that was almost 5 dollars. This is a large. I know I did not eat any of them. We as Americans need to stop supporting these places.

  • May 27, 2026

    MY DRINK HAD WHATEVER THIS IS IN IT!!!!

  • May 25, 2026

    They handed me my drink with a baby roach on it…..

  • May 23, 2026

    Waited till 10:30 on Saturday for lunch to start and ordered 2 double QP but turns out lunch don’t start till 11 on the weekends. I didn’t find out until after I paid, but the crew was still nice enough to cook me the burgers. I was worried that the food was going to taste rushed, but it was honestly one of the best burgers I’ve had from McDonald’s.

  • May 22, 2026

    This location has had a horrible smell inside for several days now. It smells like this place has not been cleaned or mopped and if it has the chemicals they are using is too diluted because this smell is not something that popped up but is something that has not been cleaned properly. Please I beg of you clean your store. Like I don't know what it is about the city of Palm Bay but whatever happened to customer service and cleanliness? No matter where I go in this city it's like these people don't bathe and they put minimum effort into their jobs. If you live a lazy life you get lazy results. Have pride in yourself and stop playing victim like your actions didn't land you in a poor life.

  • May 21, 2026

    I love coming to this McDonald's! Sharon, Dom and Quisha make it so that my order is always perfect and wish me a fantastic morning every day. That morning crew is the best!!!! So grateful to have such a. Great team at my nearest McDonald's.

Overall Score

58 / 100

  • Health inspection grade 40/40
    Grade A
  • Dietary transparency 0/20
    None listed
  • Community rating 12/20
    2.9★ average
  • Hidden-gem status 0/10
    Not flagged
  • Track record 6/10
    Stable, 60% clean

Composite score from health grade, dietary options, ratings, and inspection record — distinct from the state-derived health grade.

Opening hours

Monday
Open 24 hours
Tuesday
Open 24 hours
Wednesday
Open 24 hours
Thursday
Open 24 hours
Friday
Open 24 hours
Saturday
Open 24 hours
Sunday
Open 24 hours

Inspection history

The following records are from Florida DBPR public inspection records, most recent first.

  1. January 22, 2026 · Complaint Partial

    Call Back - Complied

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 0 basic

    No violations cited.

  2. January 21, 2026 · Complaint Partial

    Warning Issued

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 0 basic

    No violations cited.

  3. November 21, 2025 · Complaint Partial

    Inspection Completed - No Further Action

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 0 basic

    No violations cited.

  4. October 20, 2025 · Routine - Food

    Call Back - Complied

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 1 basic

    • 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation
  5. October 10, 2025 · Routine - Food

    Warning Issued

    0 high-priority · 3 intermediate · 11 basic

    • 11 — Employee health knowledge; no ill/symptomatic employee present (×2)
    • 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained
    • 16 — Dishwashing facilities; sanitizer test kits; gauges
    • 23 — Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • 24 — Storage & handling of clean equipment and utensils; air drying
    • 29 — Plumbing installed & maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention
    • 31 — Handwash sinks accessible; handwashing supplies & sign provided
    • 32 — Bathrooms (×2)
    • 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation (×3)
    • 51 — Other conditions of sanitary & safe operation

This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →

Data last updated: January 22, 2026