Dunkin Donuts

5001-5005 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60609

Café / Breakfast

Last inspected: May 20, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

Dunkin Donuts has only two inspections on file, a thin record to work from. Inspectors last stopped by on May 20, 2025. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.

Recent inspections have turned up more issues than earlier ones, averaging around five violations lately compared to roughly zero violations before.

That's lower than the typical Chicago restaurant, which scores around 81. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.

Inspections

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Major latest

Minor latest

Inspection History

May 20, 2025

Complaint

1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.

View 5 violations

Proper cold holding temperatures

Inspector notes: OBSERVED VARIOUS MILKS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION LOCATED UNDER EXPRESSO MACHINE IN FRONT PREP AREA. NOTED APPROXIMALTEY 3 HALF QUARTS OF THE FOLLOWING OPENENED MILK (COFFEE MILK, ALMONS AND OAT) RANGING BETWEEN 52F-56F. ALL SAID MILK WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED BY PERSON IN CHARGE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOOD @ 41F OR BELOW AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Thermometers provided & accurate

Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR INSIDE ALL REACH IN COOLERS CONTAINING DAIRY AND FOOD ITEMS (EGGS, SAUSAGES) THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS.

Food properly labeled; original container

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO LABELS ON BULK CONTAINERS LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMON NAME (SUGAR).

Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON EQUIPMENT SURFACES WHERE DONUT DISPLAY IS LOCATED AND FOOD PREP AREA NEAR DRIVE THROUGH. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN

Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

Inspector notes: OBSERVED TRASH ON GROUND SURROUNDING OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN REFUSE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

Jul 25, 2022

License

No violations found.

100

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Dunkin Donuts last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Dunkin Donuts on file is from May 20, 2025. The public record contains two inspections in total.

Has Dunkin Donuts' inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Dunkin Donuts have averaged around five violations per visit, up from roughly zero earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Dunkin Donuts means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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