Buffet City

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 15, 2026
• address7010 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60629

Is Buffet City clean?

Buffet City is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Buffet City?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Violation Codes: 4-602.13 Inspector Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR CADINETS UNDER STEAM TABLES. MUST REMOVE DEAD BUGS (ROACHES) AND DEBRIS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Violation Codes: 6-501.12 Inspector Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHT OUT PREMISES ESPECIALLY IN THE POP SYRUP STORAGE ROOM. KEEP FLOORS DRY AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT BREEDING PLACE FOR PESTS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Violation Codes: 6-304.11 Inspector Comments: NOTED THE VENTILATION IN THE WOMEN WASHROOM NOT PROPERLY WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN Violation Codes: 4-202.18 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN THE FILTER AND HOOD IN THE FRONT COOKING AREA TO REMOVE DUST AND DEBRIS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Violation Codes: 6-304.11 Inspector Comments: NOTED THE VENTILATION IN THE WOMEN WASHROOM NOT PROPERLY WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN Violation Codes: 4-202.18 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN THE FILTER AND HOOD IN THE FRONT COOKING AREA TO REMOVE DUST AND DEBRIS.

When was Buffet City last inspected?

Buffet City has 32 inspections on record going back to June 3, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Buffet City vs West Lawn

West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.

Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.