Cooked?
Bar Novela
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 14, 2026
- address2341 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647
- cuisineLiquor
Is Bar Novela clean?
Bar Novela is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 14, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Bar Novela?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT BAR. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C).
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE. LOG BOOK MUST INCLUDE SERVICES FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS, IDPH PEST CONTROL LICENSE NUMBER AND SERVICES MUST BE COMPLETED AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(C).
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOMS DOORS. MUST INSTALL.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOMS DOORS. MUST INSTALL.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NO COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER PROVIDED. MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WITH REMOVAL SERVICES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(b).Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NO COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER PROVIDED. MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WITH REMOVAL SERVICES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(b).
When was Bar Novela last inspected?
Bar Novela has 1 inspection on record going back to July 14, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | Fail |
Bar Novela vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.