000 block of S MICHIGAN AVE
11 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 6 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.
| Restaurant | Concept | Address | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOT WOKS COOL SUSHI | Chinese | 30 S MICHIGAN AVE 1ST | 2002 – open |
| CHICAGO ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | Restaurant (unspecified) | 12 S MICHIGAN AVE BASEMENT-19 | 2002 – open |
| DAVE CANDY INC | Bakery / Dessert | 8 S MICHIGAN AVE LBBY | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| JAYJALARAM CANDY STORE | Bakery / Dessert | 8 S MICHIGAN AVE | 2003 – 2006 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| SAI CANDY STORE | Bakery / Dessert | 8 S MICHIGAN AVE 105 | 2006 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CHICAGO ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | Restaurant (unspecified) | 12 S MICHIGAN AVE 1-19 | 2015 – 2025 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| THE CHERRY CIRCLE ROOM | Restaurant (unspecified) | 12 S MICHIGAN AVE 2 | 2015 – 2025 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SHAKE SHACK | American / Burger | 12 S MICHIGAN AVE | 2015 – open |
| FAIRGROUNDS | Restaurant (unspecified) | 12 S MICHIGAN AVE 1 | 2017 – open |
| AMORINO GELATO AL NATURALE | Bakery / Dessert | 38 S MICHIGAN AVE 1ST | 2022 – open |
| TE'AMO BOBA BAR | Boba / Tea | 36 S MICHIGAN AVE 1ST | 2023 – 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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