Bian

Restaurant

600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654

River North

Aug 6, 2026 — Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Cooler holding raw fish at dangerous temps; $220 worth of product discarded.

Standout Inspection

We flagged this inspection for serious public health concerns.

Key Findings

No spill kit on site for vomit and diarrhea response, including norovirus-rated sanitizer.
Bar dish machine has zero chlorine sanitizer instead of required 50-100 PPM; machine tagged out of service.
Two-door cooler with fish reading 49.5°F instead of safe 41°F or below; fish stored at 54.5°F and 55.5°F in sushi prep area.
No handwashing signs in restrooms, no thermometer in prep cooler, missing DDBSA test strips for sanitizer verification, and allergen training requirement from prior inspection still not corrected.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AT BAR MAINTAININING AN IMPROPER CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION OF 0PPM OF CHLORINE. MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN IT SO THAT IT IS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING CHEMICAL SANITIZER AT PROPER CONCENTRATIONS BETWEEN 50-100PPM OF CHLORINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED 2 DOOR COOLER CONTAINING TCS ITEMS, SUCH AS FISH, MAINTAINING AN IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 49.5F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ALL COOLERS CONTAINING TCS ITEMS AT OR BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.