New Hong Kong Buffet

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 22, 2026
• address6249 N Mccormick Rd, Chicago 60659

Is New Hong Kong Buffet clean?

New Hong Kong Buffet is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 22, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at New Hong Kong Buffet?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINKS AT PREPARATION AREAS.MUST PROVIDE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(FLOUR,SUGAR, ETC.)MUST PROVIDE.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • FOUND ICE CREAM SCOOPERS NOT STORED PROPERLY BETWEEN USE.STORED IN STANDING WATER.MUST STORE PROPERLY.(for example dipper well etc.)
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • FOUND ICE CREAM SCOOPERS NOT STORED PROPERLY BETWEEN USE.STORED IN STANDING WATER.MUST STORE PROPERLY.(for example dipper well etc.)
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND INTERIOR OF COOLER USED FOR STORAGE INSIDE MAIN KITCHEN NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT MAIN KITCHEN.MUST CLEAN.

When was New Hong Kong Buffet last inspected?

New Hong Kong Buffet has 52 inspections on record going back to February 14, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

New Hong Kong Buffet vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 71% 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 June 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.