McDonald's
Fast food restaurant · 600 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60610, United States · United States
★ 3.8 on Google · 4,942 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 107 reviews flagged
How this score works
The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.
- Burst
- — an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
- Low activity account
- — the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
- Duplicate text
- — the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.
Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations.
Review anatomy
Reviews examined
1,000
Flagged
107
11% of examined
Flagged avg rating
3.7★
place average 3.8★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Jul ’23 | 45 | 4 |
| Aug ’23 | 54 | 4 |
| Sep ’23 | 35 | 2 |
| Oct ’23 | 28 | 5 |
| Nov ’23 | 27 | 2 |
| Dec ’23 | 27 | 1 |
| Jan ’24 | 24 | 2 |
| Feb ’24 | 22 | 2 |
| Mar ’24 | 30 | 5 |
| Apr ’24 | 28 | 7 |
| May ’24 | 19 | 2 |
| Jun ’24 | 36 | 5 |
| Jul ’24 | 27 | 4 |
| Aug ’24 | 34 | 2 |
| Sep ’24 | 29 | 3 |
| Oct ’24 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov ’24 | 6 | 0 |
| Dec ’24 | 25 | 7 |
| Jan ’25 | 19 | 1 |
| Feb ’25 | 19 | 1 |
| Mar ’25 | 33 | 4 |
| Apr ’25 | 11 | 2 |
| May ’25 | 33 | 2 |
| Jun ’25 | 37 | 4 |
| Jul ’25 | 35 | 4 |
| Aug ’25 | 40 | 3 |
| Sep ’25 | 24 | 3 |
| Oct ’25 | 24 | 2 |
| Nov ’25 | 23 | 2 |
| Dec ’25 | 29 | 7 |
| Jan ’26 | 19 | 1 |
| Feb ’26 | 14 | 1 |
| Mar ’26 | 19 | 3 |
| Apr ’26 | 30 | 1 |
| May ’26 | 23 | 1 |
| Jun ’26 | 29 | 2 |
| Jul ’26 | 39 | 6 |
| Aug ’26 | 4 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 4 five-star reviews on 2023-10-17 vs avg 0.8/day; 4 five-star reviews on 2024-04-13 vs avg 0.8/day weight 1
- low activity account 93 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 7 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Biggest McDonald's I've ever been in.
- Gloria Macias ★★★★★ 2023-07-04 suspicion 64
- The Murf Murf ★★★★★ 2024-08-29 suspicion 64
- Starvin Marvin ★★★★★ 2025-05-05 suspicion 56
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
We went there for ice cream; we were a group of 10. Ordering through the display counter went smoothly and quite quickly. The only downside was that their parking lot entrance was closed, so we had to drive around to get in through the exit. The building itself was very large and spacious, with plen...
- Kyial Sydykova ★★★★ 2025-06-25 suspicion 59
- Thiên Hoàng ★★★★★ 2025-07-23 suspicion 59
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Huge mcdonalds with lots of sitting space
- Mandy Short ★★★★ 2023-11-26 suspicion 57
- LaQuan McMahan ★★★★★ 2024-07-12 suspicion 57
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 100 remaining flagged reviews.
LiveWitJoy
2 reviews
★★★★★
2024-04-13
Julio was such a sweetheart🫶🏾
Tamia W
4 reviews
★★★★★
2024-04-13
I was at mcdonald’s today and julio was a very big help today with our orders. Great personal service, Area was very clean and I got my food very fresh and clean
Dashonwtay Stewart
7 reviews
★★★★★
2024-04-13
Julio was an amazing restaurant manger. Clean restaurant great customer service
Pan Dulce
5 reviews
★★★★★
2024-04-13
Amazing customer service, restaurant clean! Manager Julio was amazing! Asked us how our food was and made sure the food was to our standard! Very pleased.
Silvia Lanus
15 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2023-10-17
Cameron Byrd
15 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2023-10-17
Princess Williams
49 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2023-10-17
Angel Serrano
32 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2023-10-17
Человек
2 reviews
★☆☆☆☆
2026-07-25
Shaun Simmons
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-07-21
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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