Dunkin Donuts
Last inspected: Dec 18, 2025
78
Score
Dunkin Donuts appears in inspection records 13 times, starting in 2011. The latest inspection on file is from Dec 18, 2025. Low risk indicates the latest report didn't flag anything that would worry the average customer.
Recent visits have flagged more than earlier ones: around five violations per visit lately, up from roughly three violations before.
When inspectors have written things up, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been the most frequent reason, cited five times.
Dunkin Donuts' latest score of 78 falls below the Chicago average of 81. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 18, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
View 2 violations
Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TURKEY (45.9F) AND PORK (44.5F-46.7F) SAUSAGE INSIDE OF A PREP COOLER. MANAGER DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 8LBS AT $45 WORTH OF PRODUCT. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
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Summary report displayed and visible to the public
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE ENTIRE PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED ON SITE FROM 09/06/2022, REPORT #2563219. ONLY THE DATE OF THE SUMMARY REPORT WAS VISIBLE DUE TO LICENSE AND CERTIFICATES COVERING THE REMAINDER OF THE SUMMARY REPORT. NEW SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN AND THE ENITRE SUMMARY REPORT POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B), CITATION ISSUED
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Sep 6, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: FOUND NO HOT WATER AT THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM. WATER IS AT 71.0 F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100 F AND MAXIMUM OF 120 F AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. MANAGEMENT ADJUSTED SINK AND WATER IS NOW AT 100F.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HEAVY DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP ON THE WALL AND FLOOR BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: NOTED A BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE WHIPPED CREAM COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: NOTED A PLASTIC GLOVE TIED AROUND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET BASE. MUST REMOVE PLASTIC FROM FAUCET AND REPAIR SO THAT WATER NO LONGER SPRAYS EVERYWHERE WHEN RUNNING.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: NOTED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER AND IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS FREE OF UNNECESSARY CREVICES AND DESIGNED/CONSTRUCTED TO BE EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: FOUND HEAVY ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ALL ICE BUILD UP, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN WITH LID) INSIDE UNISEX WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
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Jun 29, 2021
Routine
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFEID FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS EGG & CHEESE SANDWICHES,TURKEY SAUSAGES ETC. INSTRUCTED ABOVE THAT CERTIFIED FOOD SERVCIE MANAGER HAS TO BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS AREA BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
2
Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: MUST PROPERLY LABELED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
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In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE FRONT ICE MACHINE. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A FEW WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN FRONT SITTING AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS ABOVE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR OF PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Jul 8, 2020
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SMALL AMOUNTS OF BLACK/BROWN, SLIMY MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCES ON PLASTIC SHIELD IN LOWER AND UPPER PARTS OF ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE STAINING ON CUTTING BOARD ATTACHED TO PREP COOLER. MUST RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINK IN REAR OF PREP. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE.
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Aug 16, 2018
Complaint
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: 5-203.11(A): MUST INSTALL HANDWASH SINK DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE 3 COMP SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
10
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.12(A): MUST DETAIL CLEAN INSIDE VENTILATION HOOD BY THE PREP COOLER.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.11: MUST SEAL FLOOR BY THE WALL BASE UNDER THE 3 COMP SINK.
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Nov 20, 2017
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Hands washed and cleaned, good hygienic practices; no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.
Inspector notes: IMPROPER HYGIENIC PRACTICES. FOOD HANDLER FAILED TO WASH, CLEAN AND SANITIZE HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON SINGLE-USE GLOVES. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER START WORK SHIFT AND IMMEDIATELY PUT ON SINGLE USE GLOVES AND BEGAN TO HANDLE FOOD ITEMS, CREAM CHEESE. INFORMED MANAGER THAT PROPER HAND-WASHING IS REQUIRED BEFORE STARING TASKS, SUCH AS PUTTING ON SINGLE-USE GLOVES. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION # 7-38-010 (A)
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BULK FOOD CONTAINER, NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH NO LABEL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FLOOR DRAIN COVERS IN POOR REPAIR, IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: -DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF WALK-IN COOLER AND -IN CUSTOMER RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND/OR REPAIR.
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Mar 2, 2016
Complaint
3 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE REAR CUTTING BOARD NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: OBSERVED REAR LIGHT SHIELD NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
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Food handler requirements met
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES/NO PROOF OF ENROLLMENT, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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86
Nov 13, 2015
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: FOUND CLUTTER STORED ON SHELVING UNITS. CLOTHES ETC.
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Jul 25, 2014
Routine
5 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM COUNTER TOPS,SHELVING UNITS,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED EXTERIOR TRIM OF WALK IN COOLER,THRESHOLDS AT FRONT AND REAR DOORS.
35
Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT 3- COMP SINK.
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Jun 24, 2013
Reinspection
No violations found.
100
Jun 14, 2013
Routine
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Water source: safe, hot & cold under city pressure
Inspector notes: DURING TIME OF INSPECTION, NO RUNNING HOT WATER, WATER DID NOT RECOVER UNTIL AFTER ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES, MUST INVEST IN A BIGGER HOT WATER TANK AND HOT WATER MUST BE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030
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Food protected during storage, preparation, display, service and transportation
Inspector notes: SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, TOP AREA OF MACHINE AND INTERIOR PANELS, APPEARS TO HAVE BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP, ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE, AND USE PRE PACKAGE ICE, UNTIL MACHINE IS CLEAN, MACHINE TAGGED, INSTRUCTED TO FAX A LETTER TO CDPH ONCE MACHINE IS PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE, ALONG WITH RECEIPTS FROM COMPANY WHO CLEANED MACHINE, FAX #312746-4240, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005 (A)
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No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors
Inspector notes: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITH ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THATS NEEDED INSIDE LOG BOOK, BUSINESS LICENSE, CHEMICALS USED, MAP, ETC., MUST RODENT PROOF THE DRIVE THRU WINDOW, MUST BE SEALED AND TIGHTLY FITTED, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: NO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE COOKED AND SERVED, AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL IN A CLASS AND A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE COOKED AND PREPARED, CERTIFICATE GIVEN WAS A XEROX COPY, THAT HAD VOID ON IT, MUST HAVE A ORIGINAL COPY OF CERTIFICATE POSTED AND AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012
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Aug 20, 2012
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: Floor along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: Light and ventilation ocvers not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.
35
Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: Unnecessary articles stored on premises. Instructed to remove all unused articles.
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86
Mar 11, 2011
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THRESHOLD AT THE BOTTOM OF FRONT AND REAR DOOR.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REORGANIZE REAR OFFICE.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Dunkin Donuts last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Dunkin Donuts on file is from Dec 18, 2025. The public record contains 13 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Dunkin Donuts?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Dunkin Donuts.
Has Dunkin Donuts' inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Dunkin Donuts have averaged around five violations per visit, up from roughly three earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Dunkin Donuts means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Dunkin Donuts inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Dunkin Donuts is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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