Buffalo Sam

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 21, 2020 →
• address508 S Kostner Ave, Chicago 60624

Is Buffalo Sam clean?

Buffalo Sam is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 21, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Buffalo Sam?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2020. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Buffalo Sam last inspected?

Buffalo Sam has 9 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2010.

Buffalo Sam vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 78% clean across 256 tracked restaurants — 197 clean, 46 mid, 9 cooked.

Against the 256 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 21, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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