Nova's is another one of those places that you really want to like because it local but you just can't. Nova's offers both sweet and savory baked goods from a variety of cultural background from Italian to Southern American. On my most recent trip I had the cheesecake which tasted OK but wasn't exactly outstanding. The lemon bars are just the way like them, more sweet than tart.
The reason why i scored them so low is because of the freshness of product. I got a loaf of pumpernickel and it molded the next day. It was also dry as a chip. Some of the Eastern European sweets feel less than fresh to me when go in as well.
Don't let my review discourage you from going though, go try it for yourself and make your own opinion and support local non-chained business.