Dunkin Donuts

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 11, 2015
• address215 W Lake St, Chicago 60606

Is Dunkin Donuts clean?

Dunkin Donuts is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 11, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Dunkin Donuts?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE FOOD CRUMBS, COFFEE BEANS AND OTHER DEBRI FROM ALL CORNERS UNDER PREP TABLES AND COFFEE STATION AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE FOOD CRUMBS, COFFEE BEANS AND OTHER DEBRI FROM ALL CORNERS UNDER PREP TABLES AND COFFEE STATION AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL WALL BASE OPENING WHERE IT MEETS WITH THE FLOOR ALONG THE EAST WALL STARTING UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK ALONG TO THE END OF THE WALL UNDER THE ICE MACHINE. THERE IS AN OPEN GAP WHICH MUST BE SEALED TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL WALL BASE OPENING WHERE IT MEETS WITH THE FLOOR ALONG THE EAST WALL STARTING UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK ALONG TO THE END OF THE WALL UNDER THE ICE MACHINE. THERE IS AN OPEN GAP WHICH MUST BE SEALED TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD COVERS OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS AT THE DONUT DISPLAY CASE AT THE LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE 2ND AND 3RD SHELVING UNIT FROM THE TOP.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPER AT ICE MACHINE INSIDE AN ICE SCOOPER HOLDER OR CONTAINERAT ALL TIMES. FOUND ICE SCOOPER INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE IN THE ICE.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPER AT ICE MACHINE INSIDE AN ICE SCOOPER HOLDER OR CONTAINERAT ALL TIMES. FOUND ICE SCOOPER INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE IN THE ICE.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • DURING INSPECTION FOUND 2 FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS WITHOUT THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE ABOVE STATED DOCUMENT FOR THE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • DURING INSPECTION FOUND 2 FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS WITHOUT THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE ABOVE STATED DOCUMENT FOR THE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.

When was Dunkin Donuts last inspected?

Dunkin Donuts has 8 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2010.

Dunkin Donuts vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

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 — 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 “priority” 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 — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 11, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.