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DUNKIN DONUTS & BASKIN ROBBINS

448 E 87TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60619 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

DUNKIN DONUTS & BASKIN ROBBINS has been inspected 15 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since June 17, 2015. The most recent inspection, on August 6, 2026, found no infractions.

3 of 15 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 6 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on July 30, 2026. For example: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 18, 2024. For example: PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 14, 2025. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 14, 2025. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 12, 2022. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

15 inspections

  1. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • NOTED TOP INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED BOTH OUTSIDE DUMPSTERS WITH LIDS NOT CLOSED DUE TO TRASH OVERFLOWING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN TO ENSURE TIGHT FITTING LIDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • NOTED FLOORS UNDER RACKS IN DRY STORAGE AREA AND ALONG THE WEST WALL WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  3. Complaint

    10 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED ITEMS(SCRUBBER, SPRAYER, ETC) STORED INSIDE HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/ DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM HAND WASHING SINK AND MAKE HAND WASHING SINK ACCESSIBLE FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SOAP AT HAND WASHING SINK FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED ICE AND FOOD ITEMS NOT COVERED IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COVER ALL ITEMS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED AS SHELVING IN STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, HOLDING UNITS, PREP TABLES, SHELVING UNITS, COOLERS, FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON GROUND BEHIND DUMPSTERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED MISSING GROUT ON FLOOR TILES AND DAMAGED BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED SEVERAL BACKPACKS STORED ON SHELVING UNITS NEXT TO FOOD AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SEPARATE AREA FOR EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS OUTSIDE OF FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DEBRIS AND SPILLS INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS AND ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  4. Canvass Re-Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • TONGS BEING STORED HANGING OFF THE HANDLE OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER. MAINTAIN SAME.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • THE WARMING/COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH FOOD CRUMBS AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT, FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • THE VENTILATION ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION.
  5. Complaint

    6 infractions

    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 46.2F TO 48.8 IN THE FRONT PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS EGGS, CHEESE, CREAM CHEESE, SAUSAGES( PORK AND TURKEY). MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 40LBS AT $150. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • OBSERVED 4 DRAWER PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 51.1F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • TONGS BEING STORED HANGING OFF THE HANDLE OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER. MAINTAIN SAME.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • THE WARMING/COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH FOOD CRUMBS AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT, FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • THE VENTILATION ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION.
  6. Complaint

    6 infractions

    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER OR TEMPERATURE GAUAGE INSIDE OR ON THE FOUR DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT WHERE THE HOT FOODS ARE PREPARED, CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED CROSSIANTS AND WAFFLE CONES NOT COVERED ON THE RACK AT THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COVER ALL FOOD ITEMS THAT ARE NOT BEING PREPARED, TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
    • 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
      • OBSERVED TWO MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE MICROWVAE AT THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA WITH FOOD SPLATTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED BOTH LIDS ON THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLE WITH HOLES ON THEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAID LIDS, IN ORDER TO KEEP THE RECEPTACLES INACCESSIBLE TO PEST AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION SYSTEM NOT WORKING IN BOTH OF THE TOILETM ROOMS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAID VENTILATION SYSTEMS.
  7. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED SEVERELY TORN AN DIRTY GASKETS ON 4 DRAWER PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  8. Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50.2 TO 48.5 IN THE FRONT PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS EGGS, CHEESE, CREAM CHEESE, SAUSAGES( PORK AND TURKEY). MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 40LBS AT $700. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW . PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • OBSERVED 4 DRAWER PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 47.6F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED 15-20 FLYING INSECTS LANDING ON DONUTS AND ON WALL BEHIND DONUT RACKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY FOR SERVICE AND DISCARD DONUTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED SEVERELY TORN AN DIRTY GASKETS ON 4 DRAWER PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND CRUMBS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT AND HEAVILY CONCENTRATED IN CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS FOCUSING ON CORNERS.
  9. Short Form Complaint

    0 infractions

  10. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • FOUND PINK SUBSTANCE THROUGHOUT INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  11. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP ON FLOOR OF WALK-IN FREEZER. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CONDENSATION UNIT.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLES FOR WASHROOM USED BY FEMALE STAFF.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • CLEAN FLOOR AT HOT LINE OF FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT. CLEAN FLOOR UNDER SHELVING IN WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER.
  12. Canvass

    0 infractions

  13. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE IN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP, AND MAINTAIN.
  14. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ACCESSIBLE DURING INSPECTION. LOG BOOK LOCKED IN MANAGERS OFFICE, STAFF HAS NO ACCESS TO OFFCICE. NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON-SITE DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON-SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, EGGS, SAUSAGE, MILK, ETC., ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FOLLOWING FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT; INTERIOR OF FREEZER IN REAR PREP, EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED DIRTY CEILING VENTS IN THE CUSTOMER SEATING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE IN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP, AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED SOILED RAGS BEING STORED IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZER WATER WHILE NOT IN USE.
  15. License

    6 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP COOLERS IN BOTH FRONT PREP AREAS.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST CLEAN CALCIUM BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST SEAL GAP IN BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALL AT SERVICE COUNTER IN DINING AREA.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT.MUST CAULK OPENINGS IN WALL TILES IN DINING AREA,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILETROOM,WALL OUTLET IN DINING AREA .
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST PROVIDE 1 SINK STOPPER FOR FRONT 3- COMP SINK.

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