Mcdonald's
600 N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL 60654 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 2328103
- Status
- Risk 2 (Medium)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Inspections
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Dec 15, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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Dec 10, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE REAR UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED GAP OPENING APPROX:1/4" AT CENTER BOTTOM OF REAR SIDE RECEIVING EXIT DOORS.INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
OBSERVED THE DISHWASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED.THE (HOT) HANDLE FAUCET COMPLETELY BROKEN AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK UNABLE TO TURN ON TO BE OPERATIONAL.MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED MAINTENACE COMPANY TECHNICIAN.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE PLUMBING FAUCET HANDLE SO THAT SAID SINK IS COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL AS REQUIRED.INSTRUCTED TO UTILIZE THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE TO WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE KITCHEN MULTI-USE DISHWARE UTENSILS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED WATER LEAK AT DRAINPIPE UNDERNEATH THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED NEAR THE DRIVE THRU PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING LEAK AND TO MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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Jan 29, 2024 Complaint · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Severity not stated
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED OPENING IN BETWEEN OUTER EXIT DOUBLE DOORS CLOSER TO BOTTOM ON EAST AND WEST SIDES OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
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Severity not stated
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Dec 20, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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Sep 8, 2022 Complaint · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED UNUSED COOLER STORED IN BASEMENT NEAR ENTRANCE TO EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
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Severity not stated
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Mar 15, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
MUST CLEAN WATER FROM FLOORS AROUND ICE MACHINE AND IN DISHWASHING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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Nov 24, 2020 Short Form Complaint · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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Mar 24, 2020 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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Aug 2, 2019 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE CUBES AT DRIVE THRU ICE BIN, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP OFF CUBES.
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Severity not stated
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Oct 11, 2018 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.11, NO HAND CLEANSER AT EMPLOYEES BASEMENT'S TOILET ROOM HAND WASH SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.14, NO HANDS WASHING SIGNS AT EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
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Severity not stated
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
6-202.15, OUTER OPENINGS NOT RODENT PROOFED, FOUND 1 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF WEST DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF.
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Severity not stated
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
3-304.12, LONG SPOONS AT COFFEE STATION KEPT IN STANDING WATER, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP IN A CLEAN DRY CONTAINER.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Jul 18, 2017 Short Form Complaint · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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May 19, 2017 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED DIRT IN BACK RIGHT CORNER OF ICE MACHINE LOCATED NEAR WALK IN COOLER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
OBSERVED LIGHT SHEILD IN WALK IN FREEZER ON MAIN FLOOR CRACKED AND IN DISREPAIR. OBSERVED 3 LIGHT SHEILDS IN WALK IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT CRACKED AND IN DISRPAIR. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN LIGHT SHIELDS.
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Not serious
Minor
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
OBSERVED THERMOMTER MISSING IN WALK IN COOLER ON MAIN FLOOR. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
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Apr 26, 2016 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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Mar 29, 2016 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Serious
Critical
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
DAIRY WALK IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 48.6 F ALSO MCCAFE REACH IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 47.0 F. FOUND MILK, YOGURT, ETC. HELD INSIDE SAID COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER COOLERS AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 40 F OR BELOW IF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE HELD INSIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). CITATION ISSUED.
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Serious
Critical
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES- MILK AT 48.0 F, CHEESE AT 50.0 F, VANILLA MIX AT 47.0 F, YOGURT AT 47.1 F, WHIPPED CREAM AT 47.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD COLD MUST BE 40 F OR BELOW. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). CITATION ISSUED.
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS INSIDE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN WALLS IN WASHROOMS AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT DRAIN PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.
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Not serious
Minor
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
NO THERMOMETER INSIDE MCCAFE REACH IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE COOLER.
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
METAL ICE SCOOP CRACKED. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED ICE SCOOP.
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Serious
Critical
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Nov 20, 2015 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST RE CAULK ALONG THE WALLS OF THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE IST FLOOR DISH WASHING AREA(WITH BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE) AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST CLEAN THE FAN GUARD OF THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
ROMOVE THE CARDBOARD ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE PALLETS INSIDE THE WALK IN FREEZER. ALSO CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR THRU-OUT THE WALK IN FEEZZER AND MAINTAIN. MUST ELEVATE ALL BOXES AND ARTICLES OFF THE FLOOR INSIDE THE EQUIPMENT AREA ROOM AND STORAGE ROOM TO HAVE AN EASY ACCESS IN CLEANING THE FLOOR AND PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
CEILING VENT COVER IN ALL WASHROOMS WITH DUST ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN,REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
CRACKED/BROKEN SOLID LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE THE WALK IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE. ALSO NO LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT BULB ABOVE THE INSIDE DOOR OF THE WALK IN FREEZER AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
HEAVY LEAK ON THE BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE OF THE MOP SINK FAUCET IN THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
MUST PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN THE REACH IN PREP COOLER IN THE PREP AREA.
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Not serious
Minor
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
ALL CLEANING EQUIPMENT MUST BE STORED BY THE MOP SINK AREA NOT IN THE PREP AREA.
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Not serious
Minor
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Aug 22, 2014 Short Form Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Serious (Chicago's middle tier)
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED
NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE CUSTOMERS MEN TOILET ON THE FIRST FLOOR. TEMPERATURE OF WATER AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION IS 73.4F. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL BATHROOMS. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-030
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Not serious
Serious (Chicago's middle tier)
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May 13, 2014 License · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
NOTED ICE BUILT UP AT THE WALK IN FREEZER OF THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MONITOR THE CONDENSATION UNIT.
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN WITH SLIGHT DIRT ACCUMULATION.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.