Asador Bastian
Last inspected: Mar 16, 2026
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Score
Across the available record, Asador Bastian has six inspections on file, the first dated 2023. The newest entry in the record is dated Mar 16, 2026. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
The picture has improved over the last few visits: recent inspections have averaged around two violations, down from roughly six violations earlier in the record.
When inspectors have written things up, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been the most frequent reason, cited five times.
Among Chicago restaurants, the typical score is 81; Asador Bastian is comfortably above that bar. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Mar 16, 2026
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LOOSE SPLASHGUARD AT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN BUTCHER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DUST ON VENT IN 2ND FLOOR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Feb 13, 2025
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD RESIDUE ON LOWER INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF MEAT SLICER IN MEAT ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE LOWER INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF MEAT SLICER IN MEAT ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FAUCET OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN MEAT ROOM LEAKING FROM LEFT SIDE AND OBSERVED RIGHT SIDE OF SAME FAUCET MOVING BACK AND FORTH WHEN TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AND REATTACH RIGHT SIDE OF FAUCET TO SINK OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN MEAT ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN BETWEEN ICE MACHINES ON FIRST FLOOR IN MEAT ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN BETWEEN ICE MACHINES ON FIRST FLOOR IN MEAT ROOM.
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Apr 9, 2024
Reinspection
1 minor violation.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS IN FIRST FLOOR MEAT ROOM WESTSIDE WALL, FIRST FLOOR MEAT ROOM TO THE RIGHT AND ABOVE COUNTER WITH GLASSWASHERS, HANDWASHING SINK, ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AND NORTHSIDE WALL NEXT TO ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALL NEXT TO LONG COLD HOLDING UNIT IN SECOND FLOOR KITCHEN PREP AREA ON SOUTHSIDE WALL ACROSS FROM HANDWASHING SINK AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED WALLS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Apr 2, 2024
Routine
3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR FOR MEASURING SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF UTENSILS AND OTHER DISHES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ASTERISK ON MENU IDENTIFYING WHICH ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS ARE SERVED RAW OR COOKED TO ORDER. CORRECTED ON SITE ASTERISK ADDED TO MENU IDENTIFYING WHICH ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS ARE SERVED RAW OR COOKED TO ORDER BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
Inspector notes: OBSERVED MUTIPLE SHELLSTOCK TAGS FROM JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2024 WITH NO DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED SHALL BE RECORDED ON THE TAG OR LABEL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE FOR COLD WATER AT HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA SECOND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER SOUTHSIDE SECOND FLOOR WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO RIGHT AND BACK SPLASH GUARDS ON HANDWASHING SINK IN COOKLINE AREA WITH LARGE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND LEFT SIDE SPLASH GUARD IN PREP AREA OF COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON SAID HANDWASHING SINKS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT.
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Mar 13, 2023
Reinspection
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-201.11: OBSERVED PITS ON EXPOSED BRICK THROUGHOUT COOKLINE/GRILL AREA, ESSPRESSO AREA, ICE MACHINE/ DISH AREA ON 1ST FLOOR. FACILITY MUST ENSURE ALL WALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: 2-102.13: FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES THAT ARE HIRED IN THE FACILITY OBTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: 2-102.13: FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. ALL PENDING/CITY CERTIFIED MANAGERS OBTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION.
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Mar 7, 2023
License
4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: PEST CONTROL LICENSE IN LOG BOOK IS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (c) NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES DURING ALL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SITE VISITIS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: HAND WASHING SINK IN THE GRILL AREA IS NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE REST OF THE COOKLINE AREA. FACILITY MUST ENSURE HAND SINK IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO BOTH ENDS OF THE COOKLINE AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: HAND WASHING SINK IS NOT LOCATED IN THE DISHROOM AREA. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISHROOM AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030 (c) NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: GLASS RINSE FIXTURE IS ATTACHED TO THE HAND SINK ON THE 1ST FLOOR BAR AND SERVICE STATION HAND SINK LOCATED AT THE 2ND FLOOR. FACILITY MUST REMOVE GLASS RINSE FIXTURES ATTACHED AND ENSURE THAT SINKS ARE ONLY MEANT FOR HANDWASHING.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: ALL GENDER RESTROOM LACKS A COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN RESTROOM.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EXPOSED/OPEN GAP BETWEEN FLOOR DRAIN(S) UNDER HANDSINK LOCATED ON FIRST FLOOR NEAR ICE MACHINES. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL GAPS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PITS ON EXPOSED BRICK THROUGHOUT COOKLINE/GRILL AREA, ESSPRESSO AREA, ICE MACHINE/ DISH AREA ON 1ST FLOOR. FACILITY MUST ENSURE ALL WALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES THAT ARE HIRED IN THE FACILITY OBTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. ALL PENDING/CITY CERTIFIED MANAGERS OBTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Asador Bastian last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Asador Bastian on file is from Mar 16, 2026. The public record contains six inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Asador Bastian?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Asador Bastian.
Has Asador Bastian's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Asador Bastian have averaged around two violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Asador Bastian means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Asador Bastian inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Asador Bastian is inspected around two times per year on average.
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