New Buffet Castle

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 3, 2019 →
• address3326 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60618

Is New Buffet Castle clean?

New Buffet Castle is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on July 20, 2021, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on April 3, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at New Buffet Castle?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 3, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices

When was New Buffet Castle last inspected?

New Buffet Castle has 28 inspections on record going back to April 10, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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 April 3, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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