Vela

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 6, 2025 →
• address352 W Hubbard St, Chicago 60654

Is Vela clean?

Vela is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 6, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Vela?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

When was Vela last inspected?

Vela has 6 inspections on record going back to June 13, 2024.

Vela vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 85% clean across 1,809 tracked restaurants — 1,531 clean, 250 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 1,809 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 November 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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