As of 2025-01-22, Great Buffet passed its most recent City of Chicago health inspection.

Great Buffet

PASS

2531 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608

Little Village · Chicago Dept. of Public Health · Last inspected 2025-01-22

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Violations at most recent inspection

3-304.12 OBSERVED A CONTAINER (BEING USED AS A SCOOP) INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER OR CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED NOT TO STORE UTENSILS DIRECTLY IN FOOD AND ALWAYS STORE UTENSILS PROPERLY. OBSERVED A FOOD STRAINER BEING USED AS A FLOOR DRAIN STRAINER UNDER THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.

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Inspection history — tap to expand

20252 inspections

Jan 22Complaint re-inspectionPASS

Jan 15Customer complaintFAIL

20242 inspections

Sep 19Re-inspectionCONDITIONAL

Sep 12Routine inspectionFAIL

20233 inspections

Jun 2Complaint re-inspectionCONDITIONAL

May 30Complaint re-inspectionPASS

May 23Customer complaintFAIL

20225 inspections

Aug 8ComplaintPASS

May 5Complaint re-inspectionPASS

Apr 25Customer complaintFAIL

Feb 4Complaint re-inspectionPASS

Jan 31Customer complaintFAIL

20212 inspections

Sep 16Complaint re-inspectionPASS

Sep 9Customer complaintFAIL

20202 inspections

Feb 18Re-inspectionCONDITIONAL

Feb 10Routine inspectionFAIL

20192 inspections

Jan 23Complaint re-inspectionCONDITIONAL

Jan 15Customer complaintFAIL

20181 inspection

May 31Customer complaintCONDITIONAL

20173 inspections

Oct 19Complaint re-inspectionPASS

Oct 11Customer complaintFAIL

Mar 2Routine inspectionCONDITIONAL

20162 inspections

May 12Re-inspectionPASS

May 4Routine inspectionFAIL

20152 inspections

May 26Re-inspectionPASS

May 14Routine inspectionFAIL

20142 inspections

Feb 14Complaint re-inspectionPASS

Feb 7Customer complaintFAIL

20134 inspections

May 8ComplaintPASS

May 3ComplaintPASS

Apr 5Complaint re-inspectionPASS

Mar 28Customer complaintFAIL

20121 inspection

Dec 12Routine inspectionPASS

20114 inspections

Dec 7Re-inspectionPASS

Nov 28Routine inspectionFAIL

Jan 13License re-inspectionPASS

Jan 6License re-inspectionFAIL

20103 inspections

Dec 15License re-inspectionFAIL

Nov 29License re-inspectionFAIL

Nov 22New licenseFAIL

Great Buffet health inspection FAQ

Has Great Buffet passed its most recent Chicago health inspection?

Great Buffet passed its most recent City of Chicago health inspection, conducted on 2025-01-22. This reflects the restaurant's current status as tracked by the Chicago Department of Public Health -- GUTCHECK rebuilds this page from the city's live data feed, so it updates automatically as new inspections are recorded.

What violations did Great Buffet have at its last health inspection?

Inspectors recorded 1 violation at Great Buffet's most recent inspection on 2025-01-22. Full violation text is listed on this page below.

When was Great Buffet last inspected by the City of Chicago?

Great Buffet was last inspected on 2025-01-22. GUTCHECK's data is sourced directly from the City of Chicago's public Food Inspections feed and rebuilt on every deploy, so this date reflects the most recent inspection on file at the time you're viewing this page.

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