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000 block of E WASHINGTON ST

10 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 2 are trading today. Loop.

Everyone who has traded here

Oldest first, from the City of Chicago’s licence record. A closing year is the year the licence lapsed, which trails the day the door shut — often by many months.

RestaurantConceptAddressYears
STARBUCKS COFFEE #2545Coffee / Cafe25 E WASHINGTON ST2002 – 2023
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
PITTSFIELD CAFECoffee / Cafe55 E WASHINGTON ST 1ST2002 – open
SUBWAYSandwich / Sub66 E WASHINGTON ST2002 – 2004
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
Subway 24453Sandwich / Sub66 E WASHINGTON ST2004 – 2022
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
DUNKIN DONUTSCoffee / Cafe75 E WASHINGTON ST2004 – 2006
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
CAFE AT THE CULTURAL CENTER
A city inspection recorded it operating on Feb 21, 2013. The most recent licence on record for it expired Mar 15, 2012.
Coffee / Cafe78 E WASHINGTON ST 1 12005 – inspected after expiry
DUNKIN DOUNUTS / BASKIN ROBINSCoffee / Cafe75 E WASHINGTON ST2006 – 2025
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
TONI PATISSERIEBakery / Dessert65 E WASHINGTON ST 12011 – 2021
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
FRESHIIHealth / Juice50 E WASHINGTON ST 1ST2014 – 2021
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
CHICAGO COZY COMFORTS / PALETA BELLYRestaurant (unspecified)75 E WASHINGTON ST2025 – open

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What the block does not tell you

A block that has turned over often is worth knowing about before signing on it, but the count on its own is not a verdict — a busy corridor churns partly because it is busy. The read scores a specific concept for a specific operator against one storefront's own record, which is the question this page cannot answer.

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