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Dunkin

Other food place · San Jose, CA

2 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jul 17, 2025

At the routine inspection on Jul 17, 2025. The latest visit, on Jul 22, 2025, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.

Is that a lot?

Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Dunkin got about the same as most.

Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Dunkin?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
  2. No person in charge on duty K01How to fixFix it
  3. No backflow test on file K41How to fixFix it

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Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

We review Santa Clara County health data to make this report. We are not the County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health.

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We'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.

We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.

  1. Fix it together

    Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.

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  3. Show what you did

    Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.

Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15.

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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use

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0 of 3 done

Hand sinks are for hands only

From Food Code 2-301.15

Logged

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Inspections

From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026

The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.

Nice work, Dunkin. At the follow-up five days later, the county listed no items still open.

You cleared the re-check in five days. We're proud of you.

Every visit

  1. LatestJul 22, 2025Follow-up inspection

    No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.

    This one: a follow-up inspection on Jul 22, 2025. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Jul 17, 2025: 87 out of 100 (Green placard).

  2. EarlierJul 17, 2025Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)

    3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

      Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible

      Observed the rear handsink was obstructed by a stack of boxes. [CA] Do not store objects in front of handsinks. Handsinks must be made available so that handwashing is not only possible, but likely. [COS] Boxes were moved away. ______ Minor violations: 1) Observed the rear handsink was draining very slowly. *REPEAT VIOLATION* [CA] Keep handsink in good working condition. ***A follow-up inspection will be conducted to check the rear slow-draining handsink. See notes below.*** 2) In the front beverage prep area: observed the right handsink was clogged with napkins. [CA] Keep handsink unclogged. [COS] Napkins were removed and sink was observed to drain normally.

      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

      4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Handwashing

      The full guide has 4 more parts. Sign up to open the full guide in the app.

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Dunkin? Fix it

    Not critical (2)

    • No person in charge on duty

      The department's words

      K01 Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

      A manager's food safety certificate was not available. [CA] Obtain a valid manager's food safety certificate.

    • No backflow test on file

      The department's words

      K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices

      Next to the ice machine and under the front counter's beverage dispensing glass-door refrigerator: observed drain pipes extended into the floor sinks. [CA] Maintain a minimum one inch air gap between the drain pipes and the top rim of the floor sinks.

      Food Code 5-205.15

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test

      Backflow test on file

      In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Dunkin? Fix it

Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)

What you can do

As a customer of Dunkin, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
    • No backflow test on file In CleanCleaver: Backflow device test

    Open the steps here

  2. Call Dunkin

    Ask for the manager. Dunkin can only fix what it knows about.

    Call Dunkin: (860) 916-7894

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  5. Complain directly to the health department

    We are not the health department. You can report to them on their site. Report to County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site)

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About this record

Opens the county's own page for this place.

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.

100 means the inspector found no problems. Santa Clara County takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.

The county posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection, and gives routine inspections a score. In the county's data, a routine inspection with no violations listed scored 100, and the score drops as violations are found. The county's page does not say which scores or findings give each color: ask the department.

Inspection type
Follow-up inspection
Result
Green placard
Source
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health

This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .

Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.

Questions about Dunkin

When was Dunkin last inspected?

The county last inspected Dunkin on Jul 22, 2025. It was a follow-up inspection.

What did the county find at Dunkin?

The county listed no violations on Jul 22, 2025.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Jul 22, 2025, the county marked none as critical.