McDonald's Worker Fired after Writing 'Chino' on Customer's Coffee Cup

Photo: Screenshot, ABC7 Chicago

An employee at a McDonald’s in Chicago has been terminated after scrawling the racial slur “Chino” on a customer’s coffee cup.

A photo also shows what appears to be a small face with what can be interpreted as slanted eyes and a mouth on the side of the cup. The word Chino—Spanish slang for Asian—is clearly visible. The customer who ordered the drink is Korean.

McDonald’s, based in Oak Brook, told ABC7 the employee has been fired following the incident. The restaurant is located at Kedzie and Foster on the city’s Northwest Side.