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Seattle McDonald's Removes Door and Serves Customers via a Hatch amid
Attacks
18 hours ago
By Becca Longmire

Daily Mail
My night at America's 'scariest' McDonald's that is so dangerous it does
not even have a DOOR, with frightened locals renaming it 'McStabby's'
4 days ago
By Sonya Gugliara

The US Sun
McDonaldrCOs store confirms rCyno doorrCO policy & bans eating in fast food joint
5 days ago
By Chris Bradford

prismedia.ai
Seattle McDonald's closes dining room after repeated violence and assaults
2 days ago

I'll go with the People:

Seattle McDonald's Nicknamed 'McStabby's' Removes Door and Serves
Customers Through a Hatch amid Multiple Attacks
The location at the corner of 3rd Avenue and Pine Street in the downtown Seattle area has no dining space

By Becca Longmire Published on January 19, 2026 03:15PM EST
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McDonald's Downtown Seattle, Hatch
A photo of the hatch at McDonald's in downtown Seattle.
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NEED TO KNOW
A McDonald's in downtown Seattle only serves customers through a hatch
amid a series of attacks in the area
The fast-food spot is located on the corner of 3rd Avenue and Pine Street
The area is allegedly so dangerous that locals have reportedly named the McDonald's "McStabby's,'" according to the Daily Mail
A McDonald's in Seattle is allegedly so dangerous that it has had to
remove its doors and now serves customers through a hatch.

Instead of walking into the location at the corner of 3rd Avenue and
Pine Street in downtown Seattle to order food and drinks, patrons now
have to go to a hatch, mostly covered in plexiglass, per the Daily Mail.

The double doors leading to McDonald's are reportedly propped open at
all times, and the glass outside the hatch is covered with plywood to
protect it from vandalism.

A 45-year-old man named Nick spoke to the Daily Mail about the location
in question rCo which Seattle locals have nicknamed "McStabby's," per the outlet rCo claiming that people tend to "do drugs and attack each other" outside the fast food spot.

McDonald's Downtown Seattle
A photo of the McDonald's in downtown Seattle.
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Nick made the comments as the outlet visited the location, which is just blocks away from the city's famous Pike Place Market, and said, rCi"When itrCOs dark, itrCOs way worse - way more people getting assaulted and robbed."

Nick, who is no longer homeless but still visits the neighborhood, added
that he'd witnessed a shooting in the area, referring to a fatal
incident which killed one woman and injured seven rCo including a
9-year-old boy rCo back in January 2020, per the Daily Mail.

He said, gesturing toward a lamppost outside the location, "I watched a
girl get shot and killed right here," adding, "It was a horrible shooting."

McDonald's Downtown Seattle
A photo of the McDonald's in downtown Seattle.
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Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said at the time of the incident, "We responded immediately, and we discovered victims at the scene in about a one-block radius," USA Today previously reported.

"Officers immediately started lifesaving measures," Best added.

Another incident outside the McDonald's restaurant saw a 29-year-old man
named Matthew get stabbed in the head in February 2024 while he and his partner, Christopher Burns, were waiting for their food, per Komo News.

"This random guy came up and started kicking our dog and attacking my partner," Burns said, according to the outlet.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, a young employee recently said while
pointing to the sidewalk outside the McDonald's location, rCi"I've seen
some physical assaults, just right here," adding, "People tripping out,
just a bunch of stuff."

McDonald's Downtown Seattle
A photo of the McDonald's in downtown Seattle.
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David Santillanes, the owner and operator of the McDonaldrCOs restaurant,
said the location previously closed its dining room in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, per The Independent. The doors have since remained
shut to keep workers safe amid issues with crime and poverty in the area.

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Santillanes told the U.K. paper, "As a small business owner here in
Seattle for 24 years, my team and I care deeply about feeding and
serving this community."

"We have implemented security measures at this location to allow us to
keep supporting the neighborhood while ensuring the safety of our
people. Despite the challenges in this particular area, we will continue
doing what we can to effect positive change, working in close
partnership with local community organizations," he added, per the outlet.

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When asked of the specific McDonald's criminal activity, the Seattle
Police Department told PEOPLE that officers patrol the city, especially downtown, "on a 24/7 basis."

"Seattle police officers often do proactive policework and emphasis
patrols in crime hotspots such as 3rd Avenue and Pine Street rCo including bike patrols, foot beats, warrant arrests, weapons arrests, and drug enforcement rCo when not responding to emergency calls for service, the
agency said.

McDonald's has not responded to PEOPLE's request for comment.

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