Cooked?Bar Novela
clean
Looking clean.
The current published rating reads clean. Keep its inspection date in view.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 16, 2026 →
- address2341 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647
- cuisineLiquor
Is Bar Novela clean?
Bar Novela is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bar Novela?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on September 16, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Bar Novela last inspected?
Bar Novela has 2 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2026.
Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record
The latest two displayed graded visits went from Fail on July 14, 2026 to Pass on September 16, 2026. Both visits are dated snapshots of the record.
September 16, 2026 Pass
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View full inspection →Bar Novela vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 78% clean across 741 tracked restaurants — 569 clean, 148 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 741 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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