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Do Rite Donuts

Restaurant

233 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611

Streeterville

Jun 22, 2026 — Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Ice machine contaminated with black mold and pink slime dripping onto ice used for human consumption.

Standout Inspection

We flagged this inspection for serious public health concerns.

Key Findings

  • Ice machine in donut prep area had excessive black mold-like spots and pink slime dripping onto ice in the bin.
  • Walk-in cooler holding eggs, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado, and sausage was running at 50-51°F instead of required 41°F or below; 70 lbs of food ($150 value) was discarded.
  • No certified food manager with valid certificate was on site during inspection while the restaurant was preparing and serving milk, chicken, sausage, and eggs.
  • Kitchen cooler was not functioning properly with ambient temperature at 51°F and was not maintaining safe cold storage temperatures.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR DONUT PREP AREA INTERIOR PANEL WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK MOLD LIKE SPOTS AND PINK SLIME DRIPPING ONTO ICE IN BIN. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONDSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED ICE MACHINE INTERIOR MUST BE CLEAN BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
Inspector's Notes:

FOUND THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 50.0 F AND 51.0 F INSIDE KITCHEN REACH IN 2-DOOR COOLER-EGGS, CHOPPED LETTUCE, PICO DE GALLO, CUT AVOCADO AND SAUSAGE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE TCS FOODS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. FOODS DISCARDED WEIGHT- 70 LBS, VALUED AT $150.00.

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Inspection History

Do Rite Donuts has had 10 inspections in the last 5 years with a 60% pass rate. Last inspection was on Jun 29, 2026.

Jun 29, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

Standout inspection
Jun 22, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

6 violations
Sep 25, 2025Pass

Short Form Complaint — A shorter, targeted check prompted by a public complaint.

1 violation