100 block of W WASHINGTON ST
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDOZO'S PUB | Bar / Tavern | 170 W WASHINGTON ST LL | 1996 – open |
| STARBUCKS COFFEE #213 A city inspection recorded it operating on Oct 23, 2025. The most recent licence on record for it expired Apr 15, 2019. | Coffee / Cafe | 111 W WASHINGTON ST 1ST | 2002 – inspected after expiry |
| JOHN'S POPCORN | Bakery / Dessert | 111 W WASHINGTON ST 1ST | 2002 – 2006 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| SUBWAY SANDWICHES & SALADS | Sandwich / Sub | 166 W WASHINGTON ST | 2002 – 2004 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BURGER KING #9996 | American / Burger | 170 W WASHINGTON ST 1ST | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| SUBWAY | Sandwich / Sub | 166 W WASHINGTON ST | 2003 – 2007 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| ALONTI CAFE AND CATERING | Coffee / Cafe | 177 W WASHINGTON ST | 2004 – 2013 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CORNER BAKERY #0167 | Sandwich / Sub | 188 W WASHINGTON ST | 2004 – 2006 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| Hannahs Bretzel 180 W. Washington LLC | Sandwich / Sub | 180 W WASHINGTON ST | 2005 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| FANNIE MAY CANDIES | Bakery / Dessert | 111 W WASHINGTON ST 1 | 2006 – 2022 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| JOHN'S POPCORN SHOP NO 2, INC. | Bakery / Dessert | 111 W WASHINGTON ST | 2006 – 2007 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| DUNKIN DONUTS | Coffee / Cafe | 166 W WASHINGTON ST 1 | 2007 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Subway 19093 | Sandwich / Sub | 166 W WASHINGTON ST | 2007 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BOM BON CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 170 W WASHINGTON ST 1 | 2007 – 2008 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| RUBY OF SIAM | Thai | 170 W WASHINGTON ST 1 | 2008 – 2015 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| 3LE BANH MI SANDWICHES | Vietnamese | 166 W WASHINGTON ST 1ST | 2012 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Zoup! | Restaurant (unspecified) | 177 W WASHINGTON ST 1ST | 2014 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PERSONA WOOD FIRED PIZZERIA | Italian / Pizza | 170 W WASHINGTON ST 1ST | 2016 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| LOTUS BANH MI | Vietnamese | 166 W WASHINGTON ST | 2017 – open |
| Barangaroos Aussie Pies | Bakery / Dessert | 180 W WASHINGTON ST | 2022 – open |
| CORNER BAKERY CAFE 167 | Sandwich / Sub | 188 W WASHINGTON ST | 2023 – open |
| Pear Chef | Restaurant (unspecified) | 170 W WASHINGTON ST 1 | 2023 – open |
| BRU CHICAGO WASH | Restaurant (unspecified) | 180 W WASHINGTON ST 1 100W | 2025 – 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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