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Dunkin Donuts (48 W Broadway)
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 19, 2024
- address48 W Broadway, South Boston 02127
Is Dunkin Donuts (48 W Broadway) clean?
Dunkin Donuts (48 W Broadway) is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 19, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Dunkin Donuts (48 W Broadway)?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 19, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Expired Servesafe certification posted. Provide updated certificate and post.(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Expired Servesafe certification posted. Provide updated certificate and post.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Missing testing device for 3 compartment sink. ProvideSanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Missing testing device for 3 compartment sink. Provide
- ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Exterior of refrigeration and baking equipment observed with heavy food soils. Clean to remove(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Exterior of refrigeration and baking equipment observed with heavy food soils. Clean to remove
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • Rodent droppings observed under the 3 compartment sink. Clean to remove. Provide an updated pest control report via email. [email protected]Controlling Pests (C) • Rodent droppings observed under the 3 compartment sink. Clean to remove. Provide an updated pest control report via email. [email protected]
- ⚠️Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) • Multiple handsink fixtures soiled with black mold substance. Clean to removeCleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) • Multiple handsink fixtures soiled with black mold substance. Clean to remove
When was Dunkin Donuts (48 W Broadway) last inspected?
Dunkin Donuts (48 W Broadway) has 29 inspections on record going back to March 7, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| July 19, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 10, 2024 | — | |
| November 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2023 | Fail | |
| July 19, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 28, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 21, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 24, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 13, 2021 | — |
Dunkin Donuts (48 W Broadway) vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 8% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 19, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.