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Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ

1523 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642
Steakhouse
Last inspected: Oct 8, 2025
95
Score
Low Risk

Going back to 2018, Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ has six inspections in the public record. Inspectors last stopped by on Oct 8, 2025. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.

Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near four violations per visit.

Across the inspection history, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded four times.

Among Chicago restaurants, the typical score is 81; Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ is comfortably above that bar. The record reflects steady performance over time.

6
Inspections
0
Critical latest
0
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 8, 2025
Reinspection
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, instructed to provide more lights.
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95
Oct 1, 2025
Routine
5 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 6 violations
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: No sanitizer testing devices for low temp dish washing machine, Instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: No certified food service manager on site, no certificate posted while handling and serving TCS foods ( chicken, beef...) instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.
2
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: Obstructed hand wash sink at front prep kitchen, found a hose attached to hand sink faucet preventing hand washing. instructed to remove hose. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c)
10
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: Excessive leak noted at bottom of bar hand wash sink, Instructed to repair plumbing and maintain. Priority foundation violation, citation combined.
10
Proper date marking and disposition
Inspector notes: No date marking on cooked food containers, found several cooked food containers in walk-in cooler with no discard date that is held in walk-in cooler for more than 24hrs. Instructed to date. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, instructed to provide more lights.
56
58
Jul 25, 2024
Reinspection
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: 4-602.13 CLEAN THE TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE.
49
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.12 CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALL ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
55
90
Jul 18, 2024
Routine
3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER ON THE PREMISES TO MEASURE HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WITH THEIR ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
2
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DISCOLORATION AND MOLD-LIKE GROWTH ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES ON THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
16
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A LIGHT SHIELD MISSING FROM THE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
56
Approved thawing methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EDAMAME BEANS AND RAW BEEF THAWED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE FRONT PREP AREA ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLE AND PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO THAW ALL TCS FOODS PROPERLY.
35
Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES AND PREP COOLERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
41
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: CLEAN THE TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE.
49
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALL ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
55
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED UNUSED AND NONWORKING EQUIPMENT (CONVECTION OVENS, DEEP FRYER, FREEZER, ETC.) STORED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND REAR STORAGE ROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL NONWORKING AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM THE PREMISES.
55
55
Jul 16, 2019
Routine
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Proper date marking and disposition
Inspector notes: OBSERVED TCS FOODS (COOKED BACON, MASHED POTATOES, GROUND BEEF) STORED IN THE WALK IN COOLER WITH NO PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
23
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DUST IN THE CORNERS OF THE FLOORS, BEHIND THE COOLER, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
55
86
Oct 25, 2018
License
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
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95

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ on file is from Oct 8, 2025. The public record contains six inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ?

Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ.

Has Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ 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 Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Bistec Bar & Grill — Jiang Niu BBQ is inspected roughly once per year on average.

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