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.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
When was Bar Novela last inspected?
Bar Novela has 1 inspection on record going back to July 14, 2026.
July 14, 2026 Fail
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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 July 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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