Dunkin Donuts Baskin Robbins is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 10, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations β the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid π¬.
What did inspectors find at Dunkin Donuts Baskin Robbins?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
πcertified manager paperwork missingcritical
City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate β’ FOUND NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS. (HANDLES SAUSAGE, EGGS.) MANAGER PROVIDED SCANNED COPY OF CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED. MUST PROVIDE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING HOURS OF OPERATION.
π°handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible β’ OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA BY DONUT DISPLAY AREA TO BE NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AS IT WAS BLOCKED BY METAL TRAYS STACKED ON TOP OF THE SPLASH GUARDS OF THE HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL HAND SINKS MUST BE MAINTAINED ACCESSIBLE FOR USE BY EMPLOYEES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED. MANAGER REMOVED ALL TRAYS AND MADE SINK ACCESSIBLE.
β οΈContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ OBSERVED FOOD (MILK CRATES AND BOXES OF CREAMERS) STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SHELVING OR ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER.
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ OBSERVED FOOD (MILK CRATES AND BOXES OF CREAMERS) STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SHELVING OR ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER.
π»bathroom / plumbing issues
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices β’ OBSERVED LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN THE ICE CREAM PREP AREA AT FRONT. OBSERVED HAND SINK AT REAR PREP AREA OF FACILITY (NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER) TO HAVE A LOOSE COLD WATER/RIGHT RIDE HANDLE, CAUSING THE WATER TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF FULLY. HOT AND COLD WATER IS STILL AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE BASE OF FAUCET AND HANDLE OF SINK AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
β οΈToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned β’ OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL UNISEX BATHROOMS MUST HAVE A COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE AVAILABLE.
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned β’ OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL UNISEX BATHROOMS MUST HAVE A COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE AVAILABLE.
π§Ήfloors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean β’ OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT ICE BUILD UP ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN FREEZER IN THE BACK CORNER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA FREE OF EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP.
β οΈAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used β’ OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS SUCH AS JACKETS STORED ON STORAGE SHELVES USED FOR SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE AREA FOR EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS AND FOR EMPLOYEES TO USE DESIGNATED AREA AWAY FROM SINGLE SERVICE AND FOOD ITEMS.
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used β’ OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS SUCH AS JACKETS STORED ON STORAGE SHELVES USED FOR SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE AREA FOR EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS AND FOR EMPLOYEES TO USE DESIGNATED AREA AWAY FROM SINGLE SERVICE AND FOOD ITEMS.
When was Dunkin Donuts Baskin Robbins last inspected?
Dunkin Donuts Baskin Robbins has 7 inspections on record going back to July 13, 2020.
date
result
score
February 10, 2025
Pass w/ Conditions
February 15, 2023
Pass
February 6, 2023
Fail
September 1, 2021
Pass w/ Conditions
November 2, 2020
Pass
July 15, 2020
Pass w/ Conditions
July 13, 2020
Fail
Dunkin Donuts Baskin Robbins vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants β 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline β the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags βpriorityβ violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily β this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.