Ocean Buffet

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 28, 2010
• address3145 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Ocean Buffet clean?

Ocean Buffet is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 28, 2010. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ocean Buffet?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 28, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher. FOUND SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN, FRENCH FRIES AND CHICKEN LEGS ON THE STEAM TABLE IN THE BUFFET AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES (TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 110.6-132.7 F) ALL ITEMS WERE DENATURED AND DISCARDED, A COMBINED WEIGHT OF TEN POUNDS VALUED AT $20.00. CIT. #60257-13
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times. FOUND PREP EXPOSED SINK NOT MAINTAINED OR ACCESSIBLE, SINK WAS BLOCKED BY A LARGE BLUE GARBAGE CAN AND HAD AN EMPTY BLEACH BOTTLE AND CUPS IN IT. ALSO, SINK HAD EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTERS AND DIRT ALL ON THE SURFACE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE SINK ACCESSIBLE, CLEAN MAINTAINED. GARBAGE CAN WAS REMOVED AND SINK WAS EMPTIED AND CLEANED.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST PROPERLY COVER, DATE AND LABEL ALL FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST PROPERLY COVER, DATE AND LABEL ALL FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PAINT (USING A NON-TOXIC PAINT) OR REPLACE RUSTY RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PAINT (USING A NON-TOXIC PAINT) OR REPLACE RUSTY RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS-REMOVING EXCESSIVE GREASE/FOOD/DIRT BUILD-UP. INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL REACH-IN COOLERS INCLUDING THE RUBBER GASKETS, ALL STOCK/STORAGE RACKS, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, TOP OF DISHWASHING MACHINE AND ALL PREP TABLES.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST REPAIR WARPED FLOORS IN WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER, MUST MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REGROUT FLOORS IN PREP AREA THROUGHOUT AS NEEDED AND DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENTS, IN ALL CORNERS AND IN WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST REPAIR WARPED FLOORS IN WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER, MUST MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REGROUT FLOORS IN PREP AREA THROUGHOUT AS NEEDED AND DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENTS, IN ALL CORNERS AND IN WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS, CEILING AND VENTS IN THE PREP, WASHROOMS AND DINING AREA. MUST CHANGE ALL WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AND DINING AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS, CEILING AND VENTS IN THE PREP, WASHROOMS AND DINING AREA. MUST CHANGE ALL WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AND DINING AREA.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL UNUSED MOPS HANGING UP.

When was Ocean Buffet last inspected?

Ocean Buffet has 2 inspections on record going back to January 28, 2010.

Ocean Buffet vs Mckinley Park

Mckinley Park runs 68% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 39 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 January 28, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.