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Dunkin Donuts

September 10, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING MILK, EGGS, SAUSAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLING UNITS LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 45 SMALL AND LARGE BLACK LIVE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS , STANDING ON DONUT RACKS LOCATED ON DISPLAY CASES, ON PREP TABLES, CARDBOARD BOXES, AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COFFEE SYRUPS AND MIXER. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. CLEAN AND SANITIZE EFFECTED AREAS. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERNAL LID OF ICE MACHINE IN DISREPAIR AND FALLING INTO PREPARED ICE . INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL DUMP SINK/SERVICE SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA FOR DISPOSING OF EXCESS WASTE OF (COFFEE, SLUSHEE , SMOOTHIES) WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EQUIPMENT IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON SURFACES OF DONUT CASING AND STORAGE RACKS. NOTED SPILLS AND SPLATTER ON STORED SYRUPS, ON WORKING INGREDIENT CONTAINERS LOCATED NEXT TO DRINK MIXING EQUIPMENT AND WALLS THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA PREP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 2, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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