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Happy Donuts

Other food place · San Francisco, CA

3 inspections

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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

8 problems found · 3 marked critical · Health department inspection, · Dec 24, 2025

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What was found out about Happy Donuts?

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  1. Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use 6How to fixFix it
  2. Marked critical: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right 14How to fixFix it
  3. Marked critical: No person in charge on duty 1aHow to fixFix it

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Source: San Francisco Department of Public Health

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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 3-305.11, Food Code 3-304.14.

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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use

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Hand sinks are for hands only

From Food Code 2-301.15

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Inspections

From San Francisco Department of Public Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026

The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 other).

The department inspects each food facility on its own schedule and posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection.

Every visit

  1. LatestDec 24, 2025Pass

    This one: Pass, inspected Dec 24, 2025.

    8 violations listed, 3 marked critical.

    Critical (3)

    • Marked critical by San Francisco Department of Public Health

      Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      6 Adequate hand washing facilities; supplied and accessible

      Provide soap and single-use towels in dispensers, or a drying device at each handwash sink at all times. Maintain all handwash sinks unobstructed and accessible at all times.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 5-205.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Hand sinks are for hands only

      • Wash only at a handwashing sink.
      • Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
      • Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.

      From Food Code 2-301.15

      Soap and hand sanitizer

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      Handwashing

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    • Marked critical by San Francisco Department of Public Health

      Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

      The department's words

      14 Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized

      Properly wash, rinse and sanitize all food contact surfaces. Make a 100 ppm bleach sanitizing solution or a 200 ppm quaternary ammonia solution for the third compartment.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 4-602.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Clean first, then sanitize

      • 1. Scrape off food.
      • 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
      • 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).

      From Food Code 4-603.16

      When to clean food-contact surfaces

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      Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths

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    • Marked critical by San Francisco Department of Public Health

      No person in charge on duty

      The department's words

      1a Demonstration of Knowledge

      Provide training to staff regarding safe food handling practices, adequate allergen knowledge and/or assigned duties.

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    Not critical (5)

    • Food on the floor or under drips

      The department's words

      30 Food storage; food storage containers identified

      Elevate all food at least 6 inches off of the floor to prevent contamination. Properly label bulk ingredient/food containers with common name.

      Food Code 3-305.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Where food may never be stored

      • Keep food at least 6 inches off the floor.
      • Never in restrooms, locker or dressing rooms, garbage rooms, or mechanical rooms (furnace, water heater, electrical).
      • Never under stairs, or under sewer lines, leaking water lines or fire sprinkler lines.

      From Food Code 3-305.11

      Top to bottom

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      Fridge and freezer storage order

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    • Thermometer missing or reading wrong

      The department's words

      38 Thermometers provided and accurate

      Maintain onsite an accurate, easily readable metal probe thermometer suitable for measuring temperature of food shall be available. A display thermometer +/- 2F shall be provided for each hot and cold holding unit of potentially hazardous foods and high temperature warewashing machines.

      Food Code 4-203.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Ice-water method

      • 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
      • 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
      • 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
      • 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.

      Using and cleaning it

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      Thermometers and calibration

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    • Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer

      The department's words

      39 Wiping cloths; properly used and stored

      Store wiping cloths used to wipe service counters, scales, or other surfaces that may come into contact with food in clean water with sanitizer or use only once; separate sanitizing containers shall be provided for wiping cloths used with raw animal foods.

      Food Code 3-304.14

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Keep the bucket strong

      • Wet cloths sit in sanitizer between uses: chlorine 50–99 ppm, or quat at label strength.
      • Test with the cloths in the bucket when you mix it and every 2 hours.
      • Remake it at once if it tests low or has food or dirt in it. Never just add more sanitizer to a dirty bucket.

      From Food Code 3-304.14

      Keep cloths apart

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      Wiping cloths and sanitizer buckets

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    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      35 Equipment approved; clean; installed; good repair; capacity

      Ensure all equipment is approved, properly installed, clean, and maintained in good repair. Ensure all appliances are NSF-approved, commercial grade, durable, and easily cleanable.

      Food Code 4-101.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken

      Equipment in good repair

      In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken

      Fix and log it now

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    • Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair

      The department's words

      43 Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin proofing

      Keep clean and free of litter or rubbish the premises of each food facility; non-food items shall be stored and displayed separate from food and food-contact surfaces; the facility shall be kept vermin proof; open-air barbecues shall be operated in an approved manner.

      Food Code 6-101.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop

      Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair

      In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop

      Fix and log it now

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  2. EarlierJul 2, 2024New Ownership (I)Pass

    No notes were taken at this visit. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.

  3. EarlierJul 2, 2024Routine inspectionPass

    2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (2)

    • No backflow test on file

      The department's words

      40 Plumbing; proper backflow devices

      Protect the potable water supply with a backflow protection device, as required by applicable plumbing codes. All plumbing, plumbing fixtures, and grease interceptors shall be installed in compliance with local plumbing ordinances, shall be maintained so as to prevent any contamination, and shall be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair. Any hose used for conveying potable water shall be

    • Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer

      The department's words

      39 Wiping cloths; properly used and stored

      Store wiping cloths used to wipe service counters, scales, or other surfaces that may come into contact with food in clean water with sanitizer or use only once; separate sanitizing containers shall be provided for wiping cloths used with raw animal foods.

Source: San Francisco Department of Public Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)

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About this record

The city's open data lists each violation with the department's standard wording. The inspector's own notes are in the report on the department's lookup: search for the name.

Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.

San Francisco gives each inspection a result, not a score, so there is no typical range to show.

San Francisco posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection. Green, Pass: zero to 1 major violations at the inspection. Yellow, Conditional Pass: 2 or more major violations, corrected at the inspection, and a reinspection follows. Red, Closure: health hazards or major violations that can't be fixed right away. There is no score or letter grade.

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H25 - RESTAURANT 1,000 - 2,000 SQFT
Result
Pass
Source
San Francisco Department of Public Health

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Questions about Happy Donuts

When was Happy Donuts last inspected?

The health department last inspected Happy Donuts on Dec 24, 2025.

What did the health department find at Happy Donuts?

The health department listed 8 violations on Dec 24, 2025: Hand sink not ready to use; Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right; and No person in charge on duty, and 5 more.

How often does San Francisco inspect restaurants?

The department inspects each food facility on its own schedule and posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Dec 24, 2025, the health department marked 3 as critical.