SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

MCDONALD'S.

YOUR CALL. 72/100

600 N CLARK ST · RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO

Last inspected December 15, 2025 · passed

13 of 17 inspections passed, 1 failed, 3 passed with conditions. 10 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

13 passed · 3 w/ conditions · 1 failed

VIOLATIONS

includes 10 critical

RECORDS COVER

11 YEARS

since May 2014

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 15

2025

PASSED

0 violations

DEC 10

2025

FAILED

4 violations2 CRITICAL

DETAILS

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE REAR UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

CRITICALPest Activity

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.

SERIOUSFood Temperature

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.

SERIOUSEmployee Hygiene

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.

JAN 29

2024

PASSED

1 violation1 CRITICAL

DETAILS

CRITICALPest Activity

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.

DEC 20

2023

PASSED

0 violations

SEP 8

2022

PASSED

3 violations1 CRITICAL

DETAILS

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

MINORSanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

MINORSanitation

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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MAR 15

2021

PASSED

1 violation

DETAILS

MINORSanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN WATER FROM FLOORS AROUND ICE MACHINE AND IN DISHWASHING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

NOV 24

2020

PASSED

0 violations

MAR 24

2020

PASSED

0 violations

AUG 2

2019

PASSED

1 violation

DETAILS

MINORSanitation

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.

OCT 11

2018

PASS W/ CONDITIONS

4 violations3 CRITICAL

DETAILS

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene

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).

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.14, NO HANDS WASHING SIGNS AT EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

CRITICALPest Activity

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.

MINORSanitation

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.

JUL 18

2017

PASSED

0 violations

MAY 19

2017

PASSED

3 violations

DETAILS

MINORSanitation

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.

MINORFacility Condition

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.

MINORFacility Condition

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

OBSERVED THERMOMTER MISSING IN WALK IN COOLER ON MAIN FLOOR. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

APR 26

2016

PASSED

0 violations

MAR 29

2016

PASS W/ CONDITIONS

7 violations2 CRITICAL

DETAILS

CRITICALFood Temperature

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.

CRITICALFood Temperature

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.

MINORSanitation

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.

MINORSanitation

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.

MINORPlumbing & Waste

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.

MINOROther

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO THERMOMETER INSIDE MCCAFE REACH IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE COOLER.

MINORSanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

METAL ICE SCOOP CRACKED. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED ICE SCOOP.

NOV 20

2015

PASSED

8 violations1 CRITICAL

DETAILS

MINORSanitation

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.

MINORSanitation

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.

CRITICALPest Activity

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.

MINORSanitation

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.

MINORFacility Condition

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.

MINORPlumbing & Waste

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.

MINOROther

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN THE REACH IN PREP COOLER IN THE PREP AREA.

MINORSanitation

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.

AUG 22

2014

PASS W/ CONDITIONS

1 violation

DETAILS

SERIOUSFood Temperature

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

MAY 13

2014

PASSED

3 violations

DETAILS

MINORSanitation

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.

MINORSanitation

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.

MINORPlumbing & Waste

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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