Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar / Up Bar

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 10, 2025
• address230 W Erie St, Chicago 60654

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 • OBSERVED PINK AND BROWN MOLDLIKE SPECKS ON ICE SHIELD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HOT WATER FAUCET OF TWO COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HOT WATER FAUCET OF TWO COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR IN FRONT OF COLD HOLDING UNIT AND COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR FLOOR IN SAID AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WOMEN AND MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WOMEN'S AND MEN'S WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSTALLED IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MECHANICALL VENTILATION IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY SHALL BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WOMEN AND MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR NON WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WOMEN'S AND MEN'S WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSTALLED IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MECHANICALL VENTILATION IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY SHALL BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

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.

Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar / Up Bar 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 49% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Union Sushi And Barbeque Bar
  clean · April 22, 2011
• ✓ Union Sushi And Barbeque Bar
  clean · April 22, 2011
• ✓ Harry & David #962
  cooked · December 7, 2010
• ✓ Homemade Pizza Co.
  cooked · March 17, 2014
• ? Lake Shore Preparatory School
  cooked · June 26, 2012
• ✓ Homewood Suites Hotel
  cooked · October 24, 2013

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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 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.