000 block of W RANDOLPH ST
8 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.
| Restaurant | Concept | Address | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETTERINO'S / DO-RITE DONUTS | Bakery / Dessert | 50 W RANDOLPH ST LOWER LEVEL | 2002 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| MCDONALD'S | American / Burger | 36 W RANDOLPH ST 1ST - 2ND | 2002 – 2011 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| CORNER BAKERY #0170 | Sandwich / Sub | 56 W RANDOLPH ST | 2005 – 2006 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| GARRETT'S POPCORN SHOPS | Bakery / Dessert | 26 W RANDOLPH ST | 2006 – open |
| AU BON PAIN | Sandwich / Sub | 1 W RANDOLPH ST 1 1 | 2009 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| McDonald's #6491 | American / Burger | 36 W RANDOLPH ST ONE | 2010 – 2022 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Auntie Anne's Pretzels | Bakery / Dessert | 1 W RANDOLPH ST LOWER LEVEL 27 | 2010 – 2013 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CORNER BAKERY CAFE 170 | Sandwich / Sub | 56 W RANDOLPH ST | 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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