Cooked?Nubar Cafe
mid
A raised eyebrow.
The current published rating reads mid. Read the dated record before deciding.
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 15, 2026 →
- address3200 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Nubar Cafe clean?
Nubar Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Nubar Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
When was Nubar Cafe last inspected?
Nubar Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2025.
Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record
October 15, 2026 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →September 4, 2025 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →July 23, 2025 Not Ready
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View full inspection →Nubar Cafe vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 76% clean across 331 tracked restaurants — 248 clean, 70 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 331 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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.
Read the Chicago ratings guide →
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 October 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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