Old Fashioned Donuts

11248 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60628

Failed · Oct 7, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 2 of 4 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Keeps coming up: City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate, cited 3 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
  • #45 in Chicago's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • Last inspected Oct 7, 2026: failed with 3 violations.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Oct 7

    Short Form Complaint

    3 violations
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Mar 14

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    10 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
  5. Failed Mar 6

    Complaint

    15 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  6. 2020
  7. Passed May 20

    Complaint

    8 violations
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

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