Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar / Up Bar

health inspection result · Near North Side · Chicago
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Is Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar / Up Bar clean?

Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar / Up Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 10, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar / Up Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
    Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  • 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
    Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  • 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  • ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar / Up Bar last inspected?

Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar / Up Bar has 26 inspections on record going back to April 21, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

January 10, 2025 Pass Canvass · 4 failed findings

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December 31, 2024 Fail Canvass · 13 failed findings

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May 2, 2024 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection · 1 failed finding

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April 30, 2024 Fail Canvass Re-Inspection · 4 failed findings

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April 23, 2024 No Entry Non-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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March 28, 2024 Fail Canvass · 11 failed findings

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December 22, 2023 No Entry Non-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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November 16, 2022 Pass Complaint · 1 failed finding

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November 7, 2022 No Entry Complaint · 0 failed findings

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April 12, 2022 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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April 5, 2022 Fail Canvass · 5 failed findings

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September 30, 2020 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass · 2 failed findings

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Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar / Up Bar vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 85% clean across 1,813 tracked restaurants — 1,534 clean, 250 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 1,813 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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