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Bian
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 10, 2025
- address600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60654
Is Bian clean?
Bian is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 10, 2025. 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 Bian?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE OR VALID DOCUMENTATION ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (RICE,SALMON,SHRIMP,CHEESE ETC.) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED TO CUSTOMERS.INSTRUCTED PERSON-IN-CHARGE THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON THE PREMISES AT ALL TIMES WHEN (TCS FOODS)ARE PREPARED,HANDLED, AND/OR SERVED.(CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED AT 10:10 A.M. INTO THE INSPECTION).PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012,CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT BASEMENT SUSHI FOOD PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE IN REAR SMALL FOOD PREP AREA (IN USE) NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING DISHES AND UTENSILS.THE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION OF CHLORINE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS "0" PPM.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE MACHINE SO THAT IT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING.DISHMACHINE IS TAGGED "HELD FOR INSPECTION" AT THIS TIME.(** SEE COMMENTS BELOW).PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025,CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offProper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF (TCS FOODS) INSIDE OF THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA.OBSERVED COOKED BROWN RICE AT 117.1F.PERSON-IN-CHARGE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 4#'S OF FOOD WORTH $10.00.INSTRUCTED PERSON-IN-CHARGE,(TCS FOODS) MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F OR COLDER AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 135F OR HOTTER AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
When was Bian last inspected?
Bian has 3 inspections on record going back to May 25, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2023 | Pass |
Bian vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.