Buona

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 26, 2026
• address613-617 N Mcclurg Ct, Chicago 60611

Is Buona clean?

Buona is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 26, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Buona?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • SOME PREP AREA COOLERS DOORS RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED/POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPLACE ALL DAMAGED COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON PREP AREA AND DISHWASH AREA SHELVES AND INTERIOR OF COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • FOUND HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT 90.0 F AT HANDWASH SINKS AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST HAVE RUNNING HOT WATER AT A MINIMAL 110.0 F AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT MINIMAL 100.0 F AT ALL OTHER SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • FOUND HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT 90.0 F AT HANDWASH SINKS AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST HAVE RUNNING HOT WATER AT A MINIMAL 110.0 F AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT MINIMAL 100.0 F AT ALL OTHER SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOOR GROUT LOW/IN POOR REPAIR AROUND DISHWASH AREA. INSRUCTED MANAGER MUST REGROUT ALL LOW/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AROUND DISHWASH AREA.

When was Buona last inspected?

Buona has 20 inspections on record going back to October 24, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Buona vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

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  clean · October 24, 2017
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  clean · February 27, 2018
• ✓ Bounce
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• ✓ Bounce
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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 March 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.