100 block of N WABASH AVE
24 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEAVEN ON SEVEN | Coffee / Cafe | 111 N WABASH AVE 7 700 | 2002 – 2022 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| GENERAL NUTRITION CORP #5191 | Health / Juice | 174 N WABASH AVE 1ST | 2002 – 2004 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| POPEYES/GOLD COAST DOGS | Fried Chicken | 159 N WABASH AVE 1ST | 2002 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| FANNIE MAY CANDIES | Bakery / Dessert | 154 N WABASH AVE | 2002 – 2002 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| SUBWAY | Sandwich / Sub | 185 N WABASH AVE | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| SUBWAY SANDWICHES | Sandwich / Sub | 166 N WABASH AVE | 2004 – 2006 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| MCDONALDS | American / Burger | 119 N WABASH AVE | 2005 – 2014 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| SUBWAY | Sandwich / Sub | 166 N WABASH AVE 1 | 2006 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| FANNY MAY CANDIES | Bakery / Dessert | 117 N WABASH AVE 1 1 | 2008 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ELEPHANT & CASTLE PUB & RESTAURANT | Bar / Tavern | 185 N WABASH AVE BSMT & 1 | 2012 – open |
| MCDONALDS RESTAURANT | American / Burger | 119 N WABASH AVE 0 | 2014 – 2024 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PANDA EXPRESS #2522 | Chinese | 180 N WABASH AVE 1ST | 2015 – open |
| RED ROBIN EXPRESS | Restaurant (unspecified) | 178 N WABASH AVE | 2016 – 2016 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Capriotti's Sandwich Shop | Sandwich / Sub | 180 N WABASH AVE 174 | 2016 – 2025 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| THE HALAL GUYS | Indian / South Asian | 180 N WABASH AVE 1ST 172 | 2016 – open |
| BEAN & LEAF | Restaurant (unspecified) | 180 N WABASH AVE 1ST 172 | 2016 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Taco Bell | Mexican | 178 N WABASH AVE | 2017 – open |
| SUBWAY # 7659 | Sandwich / Sub | 166 N WABASH AVE | 2018 – 2023 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| POPEYES CHICKEN | Fried Chicken | 156 N WABASH AVE 1ST | 2019 – open |
| Smoothie King | Health / Juice | 159 N WABASH AVE | 2022 – open |
| Subway 24453 | Sandwich / Sub | 111 N WABASH AVE UNIT 103 | 2022 – open |
| SUBWAY | Sandwich / Sub | 154 N WABASH AVE | 2023 – open |
| BLISS BOWLS ACAI | Health / Juice | 115 N WABASH AVE 101 | 2024 – open |
| The Jibarito Stop, LLC | Latin / Caribbean | 180 N WABASH AVE 174 | 2026 – 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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