Dunkin Donuts

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 4, 2025
• address115 Forsyth St, Boston 02115

Is Dunkin Donuts clean?

Dunkin Donuts is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 4, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Dunkin Donuts?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️When to Wash (P) • Food handlers not washing hands during inspection (when donning on gloves and leaving and returning to work areacritical
  When to Wash (P) • Food handlers not washing hands during inspection (when donning on gloves and leaving and returning to work area
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cream cheese 45 F on prep/sandwash refrig unitcritical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cream cheese 45 F on prep/sandwash refrig unit
• ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Deep cuts in cutting board on sandwich prep unit
  Cutting Surfaces (C) • Deep cuts in cutting board on sandwich prep unit
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Build up of soils on interior and exterior of refrigeration/freezer units - esp. door handles
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Build up of soils on interior and exterior of refrigeration/freezer units - esp. door handles
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Coffee/tea stains in and around hand sink next to prep station
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Coffee/tea stains in and around hand sink next to prep station
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Build up soils on walls floors and attachments
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Build up soils on walls floors and attachments
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Paper towel dispenser empty - PIC took corrective action during inspection
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Paper towel dispenser empty - PIC took corrective action during inspection
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Personal items (back packs clothing etc) stored with food storage in back area
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Personal items (back packs clothing etc) stored with food storage in back area
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Back storage/ware washing area Missing and loose ceiling tile and ceiling in disrepair Behind serving counter Exposed wood on shelving under "Pick Up" and register areas Wall behind wash sink and dish machine has chipped and peeling paint not smooth durable easily cleanable Rust on wire shelving between dish machine and ice machine
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Back storage/ware washing area Missing and loose ceiling tile and ceiling in disrepair Behind serving counter Exposed wood on shelving under "Pick Up" and register areas Wall behind wash sink and dish machine has chipped and peeling paint not smooth durable easily cleanable Rust on wire shelving between dish machine and ice machine

When was Dunkin Donuts last inspected?

Dunkin Donuts has 52 inspections on record going back to February 8, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Dunkin Donuts vs Longwood

Longwood runs 78% clean across 203 tracked restaurants — 153 clean, 19 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 203 spots Cooked tracks in Longwood, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 September 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.