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Dunkin Donuts (Kenmore Sq. Donuts)
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2016
- address530 Commonwealth Av, Boston 02215
Is Dunkin Donuts (Kenmore Sq. Donuts) clean?
Dunkin Donuts (Kenmore Sq. Donuts) is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 21, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Dunkin Donuts (Kenmore Sq. Donuts)?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Deep cuts in cutting board - Resurface or replaceFood Contact Surfaces Design • Deep cuts in cutting board - Resurface or replace
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping cloths Stored in dirty waterWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping cloths Stored in dirty water
- ⚠️Person in charge Assigned • No person in charge on premises at my arrival. Manager was called and is enroute. 590.003: Management and Personnel - federal 1999 Food Code Chapter 2 (A) FC 2-101.11 Assignment*. The first paragraph in FC 2-101.11 is stricken and replaced by the following: (1) The permit holder shall be the person in charge or shall designate a person in charge and shall ensure that a person in charge is present at the food establishment during all hours of the operation. The owner or person(s) in charge shall designate an alternate person to be in charge at all times when they cannot be present. The alternate when acting as the person in charge shall be responsible for all duties specified in FC 2-103.11 and must be adequately trained by the person in charge to ensure that the establishment operates in compliance with 105 CMR 590.000.criticalPerson in charge Assigned • No person in charge on premises at my arrival. Manager was called and is enroute. 590.003: Management and Personnel - federal 1999 Food Code Chapter 2 (A) FC 2-101.11 Assignment*. The first paragraph in FC 2-101.11 is stricken and replaced by the following: (1) The permit holder shall be the person in charge or shall designate a person in charge and shall ensure that a person in charge is present at the food establishment during all hours of the operation. The owner or person(s) in charge shall designate an alternate person to be in charge at all times when they cannot be present. The alternate when acting as the person in charge shall be responsible for all duties specified in FC 2-103.11 and must be adequately trained by the person in charge to ensure that the establishment operates in compliance with 105 CMR 590.000.
When was Dunkin Donuts (Kenmore Sq. Donuts) last inspected?
Dunkin Donuts (Kenmore Sq. Donuts) has 17 inspections on record going back to June 11, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| January 21, 2016 | Fail | |
| January 14, 2016 | — | |
| April 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 21, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2015 | Fail | |
| April 22, 2014 | — | |
| March 31, 2014 | — | |
| March 24, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 11, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 2, 2013 | Fail | |
| September 23, 2013 | Fail |
Dunkin Donuts (Kenmore Sq. Donuts) vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 January 21, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.