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Hong Kong Buffet
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 14, 2017
- address6249 N Mccormick Rd, Chicago 60659
Is Hong Kong Buffet clean?
Hong Kong Buffet is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 14, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Hong Kong Buffet?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 14, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalSource Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place • NOTED FOOD NOT IN SOUND CONDITION. NOTED A BAG OF RICE BEING GNAWED INTO AND 10 MICE DROPPINGS ON THE ON TOP OF RICE BAG. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED 40 LBS OF PRODUCT $27.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(B)
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS AT THE BUFFET LINE TO BE IMPROPER (HOT AND COLD):CHICKEN 127.2F, EGG FOU YOUNG 131.4F, TACOS 118.4F, COLE SLAW 47.7F, ASSORTED SUSHI (54.3F/47.2F/52.6F). MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 20 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $50.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
- ☠️toxic items stored near foodNo Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • NOTED OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE, AT THE DRY STORAGE AREA, INSIDE CONTAINER BY THE DISH WASHING AREA ALL AT THE REAR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
- ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • NOTED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE ON TOP, LID, LIPS AND DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • NOTED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE ON TOP, LID, LIPS AND DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED RUSTY SHELVES THROUGH OUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE...NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET AT DOOR OF KITCHEN SERVICE PREP COOLER AND SERVICE COOLER BY THE SUSHI PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED RUSTY SHELVES THROUGH OUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE...NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET AT DOOR OF KITCHEN SERVICE PREP COOLER AND SERVICE COOLER BY THE SUSHI PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREAFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREA
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • NOTED SOME EMPLOYEES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA WITH NO HAIR NETS OR HAIR RESTRAINS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINS AT ALL TIMES AT THE PREP AREAS.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • NOTED SOME EMPLOYEES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA WITH NO HAIR NETS OR HAIR RESTRAINS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINS AT ALL TIMES AT THE PREP AREAS.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • NOTED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS SCATTERED ON PREP TABLES NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • NOTED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS SCATTERED ON PREP TABLES NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
When was Hong Kong Buffet last inspected?
Hong Kong Buffet has 30 inspections on record going back to January 11, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 16, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| February 14, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 4, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 19, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2014 | Fail | |
| January 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2013 | Pass |
Hong Kong Buffet vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.
Other spots in West Ridge
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 February 14, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.