A Dunkin' shop in the heart of Boston has been shut down following unsavory findings, including rat droppings and leaking sewage, during a city health inspection, authorities have confirmed. The coffee spot located at 106 Cambridge Street, just a stone's throw from the hustle and bustle of City Hall Plaza and the Bowdoin station MBTA stop, reportedly failed inspections on two separate occasions, on Jan. 4 and Jan. 11, prompting city officials to yank its operating permit temporarily.
The trouble began after Boston Inspectional Services Department (ISD) inspectors came across rat droppings in a common area used for food preparation, they also spotted holes in a wall that leads perilously straight to the basement; furthermore, a distressing sight was water dripping into a storage area where dry goods are kept, and, even sewage posed a concern as it was leaking from a bathroom in the basement into the building's common area, as Boston 25 News reported.
The ISD records posted on the "Mayors Food Court" website also disclosed unsettling details including storage failures such as products being kept on the floor and other hygiene breaches that occurred in November 2023; these included filth like black dust and a slime-ridden ice machine, troubling indeed was a sink coated with a build-up of dirt and dust.
Despite being ordered twice to rectify these breach of hygiene and safety standards, the Dunkin' has remained closed for weeks now, the lingering question is when, if ever, it will get the green light to resume operations is something only time will reveal, per the information detailed by WCVB.
