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Dunkin Donuts (Canal St.)
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 23, 2026
- address168 Canal St, Boston 02114
Is Dunkin Donuts (Canal St.) clean?
Dunkin Donuts (Canal St.) is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 23, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Dunkin Donuts (Canal St.)?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Noted a large opening in the front of the building to the right side of the main door could be an entry point for pest.RepairOuter Openings Protected (C) • Noted a large opening in the front of the building to the right side of the main door could be an entry point for pest.Repair
When was Dunkin Donuts (Canal St.) last inspected?
Dunkin Donuts (Canal St.) has 52 inspections on record going back to February 17, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| March 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 18, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| January 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 28, 2022 | Fail |
Dunkin Donuts (Canal St.) vs West End
West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, 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 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.