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Friends Sushi

Restaurant

710 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611

River North

Nov 3, 2025 — Complaint inspection

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Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

Cooler temperature dangerously high at 49°F; food held between 45-50°F instead of required 41°F or below.

Key Findings

  • A cooler maintained unsafe ambient temperature of 49°F when it should be 41°F or below, and was tagged out of service.
  • Various ready-to-eat foods including eggrolls, shrimp, and rice were held at temperatures between 45-50°F, well above safe cold-holding standards.
  • Manager discarded approximately $70 worth of potentially unsafe food (3 lbs eggrolls, 6 lbs shrimp, 1 lb rice).
  • Two priority violations issued for temperature control failures that put food safety at risk.

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 #33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED COOLER WITH AN INADEQUATE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 49 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS HAVE AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41 F AND BELOW. COOLER TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS HELD AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 45-50 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 3 POUNDS EGGROLLS, 6 POUNDS SHRIMP, 1 POUND RICE ( $70) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

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Inspection History

Friends Sushi has had 12 inspections in the last 5 years with a 75% pass rate. Last inspection was on Jul 7, 2026.

Jul 7, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

1 violation
Jun 30, 2026Fail

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

5 violations
Nov 3, 2025ConditionalVIEWING NOW

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

2 violations