OCT 8
2025
PASS 1 violation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, instructed to provide more lights.
BISTEC BAR & GRILL.
Chicago Health Dept
1523 N KINGSBURY ST · GOOSE ISLAND, CHICAGO
Passed most recent inspection (Oct 2025); 3 critical violations across the last 12 months.
6 inspections on record since 2018 · Last inspected Oct 2025 · 3 critical violations in the last 12 months.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
6
VIOLATIONS
21
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
OCT 2025
INSPECTION HISTORY
OCT 1
2025
FAIL 6 violations 3 CRITICAL
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
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.
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
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)
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
Excessive leak noted at bottom of bar hand wash sink, Instructed to repair plumbing and maintain. Priority foundation violation, citation combined.
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
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.
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
No sanitizer testing devices for low temp dish washing machine, Instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, instructed to provide more lights.
JUL 25
2024
PASS 2 violations
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-602.13 CLEAN THE TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.12 CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALL ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
JUL 18
2024
FAIL 9 violations 1 CRITICAL
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
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.
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
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.
APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED
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.
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
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.
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
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.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
CLEAN THE TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALL ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
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.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED A LIGHT SHIELD MISSING FROM THE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
JUL 16
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
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.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DUST IN THE CORNERS OF THE FLOORS, BEHIND THE COOLER, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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OCT 25
2018
PASS 1 violation
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
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