Friends Sushi

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 30, 2026
• address710 N Rush St, Chicago 60611

Is Friends Sushi clean?

Friends Sushi is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Friends Sushi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON PREP AREAS SHELVES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN ALL PREP AREAS SHELVES AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTERS GARBAGE AREA ALLEY GROUND LITTERED WITH FOOD/GREASE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN OUTSIDE DUMPSTER ALLEY GROUND AROUND DUMPSTERS AND GREASE CONTAINER BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B).
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTERS GARBAGE AREA ALLEY GROUND LITTERED WITH FOOD/GREASE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN OUTSIDE DUMPSTER ALLEY GROUND AROUND DUMPSTERS AND GREASE CONTAINER BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B).
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD/FILTERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD/FILTERS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD/FILTERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD/FILTERS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES HAVE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST UPDATE ALL EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES HAVE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST UPDATE ALL EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MUST UPDATE ALL FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES.

When was Friends Sushi last inspected?

Friends Sushi has 29 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Friends Sushi vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.