Cooked?
China Buffet
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 19, 2019
- address3029 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60641
Is China Buffet clean?
China Buffet is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 19, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at China Buffet?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on December 19, 2019. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was China Buffet last inspected?
China Buffet has 11 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| December 19, 2019 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2019 | Fail | |
| December 4, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2017 | Fail | |
| April 11, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2016 | Fail | |
| March 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 24, 2016 | — |
China Buffet vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 December 19, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.