Jamaica Dunkin' Donuts Closed After Mice Found In Health Probe

JAMAICA, QUEENS -- A Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins in Jamaica was temporarily shut down after a health inspection yielded mice, contaminated food, filth flies and other sanitation hazards in the chain eatery.

The NYC Health Department closed the Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins combo on the corner of Jamaica Avenue and 168th Street after its failed inspection on Tuesday, records show.

The spot, which serves up donuts and ice cream from the sister chains, racked up 52 violation points - eateries must score below 14 for an A and under 28 to stay open - for seven violations, according to the Health Department's report. More than half of them were critical.

An inspector wrote up the eatery for these five critical violations during the probe:

1. Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated or not properly discarded.
2. Evidence of mice in the facility.
3. Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated flies in the facility (Filth flies include house, blow, bottle and flesh flies, while FRSA flies include fruit, drain or Phorid flies).
4. Food surfaces not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use or activity where contamination could occur.
5. Sanitized equipment or utensil not properly stored.

The chain was also cited for failing to vermin-proof its facility and using "unacceptable material" to build non-food surfaces, according to the report. It will remain closed until it can score below a 28 in a follow-up inspection, which an eatery can undergo once a month until passing, according to the Health Department's restaurant inspection guidelines.

Owners of the Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins location did not immediately return requests for comment.

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