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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Fast food or counter · Queens, NY

1 inspection

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

3 problems found · 1 marked critical · Health department inspection, Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection · Dec 21, 2025

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What was found out about Krispy Kreme Doughnuts?

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: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right 06DHow to fixFix it
  2. Hood filters need cleaning 10DHow to fixFix it
  3. Shelves and surfaces need cleaning 10FHow to fixFix it

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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

We review New York City health data to make this report. We are not the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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  3. Show what you did

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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16.

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Fix and log it: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

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Clean first, then sanitize

From Food Code 4-603.16

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Inspections

From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026

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

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

Every visit

  1. LatestDec 21, 2025Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection9 points (A)

    This one: 9 points (A), inspected Dec 21, 2025.

    3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

      The department's words

      06D Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

      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

      4 more steps in the full guide Read the free guide

      Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths

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      Fix and log it now

      Are you Krispy Kreme Doughnuts? Fix it

    Not critical (2)

    • Hood filters need cleaning

      The department's words

      10D Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.

      Food Code 6-501.14

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Hood filters

      Hood filters clean

      In CleanCleaver: Hood filters

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Krispy Kreme Doughnuts? Fix it

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      10F Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

      Food Code 4-602.13

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

      Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Krispy Kreme Doughnuts? Fix it

Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. 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 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, you can:

  1. Learn how these get fixed

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

    • Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
    • Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

    Open the steps here

  2. Call Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

    Ask for the manager. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts can only fix what it knows about.

    Call Krispy Kreme Doughnuts: (347) 855-6997

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About this record

Search for the name on NYC Health's restaurant grades lookup.

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.

Zero points means the inspector found no problems. New York City adds points for each problem. Big ones, the kind most likely to make someone sick, add more.

Inspectors add points for each problem they find. 0 to 13 points is an A, 14 to 27 a B, 28 or more a C.

Listed as
Donuts
Inspection type
Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
Result
9 points (A)
Source
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Questions about Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

When was Krispy Kreme Doughnuts last inspected?

The health department last inspected Krispy Kreme Doughnuts on Dec 21, 2025. It was a pre-permit (operational) / initial inspection.

What did the health department find at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts?

The health department listed 3 violations on Dec 21, 2025: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right; Hood filters need cleaning; and Shelves and surfaces need cleaning.

How often does New York City inspect restaurants?

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Dec 21, 2025, the health department marked 1 as critical.