1000 block of W LAKE ST
13 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 5 are trading today.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BABA PITA | Middle Eastern | 1032 W LAKE ST 1 1 | 2006 – 2015 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Harvest Juicery | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1012 W LAKE ST 1 | 2014 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| DUNKIN DONUTS | Coffee / Cafe | 1015 W LAKE ST 1ST | 2016 – open |
| THE POLENTA BAR | Bar / Tavern | 1002 W LAKE ST 1 | 2017 – 2019 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| THE CORNED BEEF FACTORY SANDWICH SHOP | Sandwich / Sub | 1016 W LAKE ST 1ST | 2018 – 2025 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| THIRD WAVE COFFEE HOUSE AND ROASTERS, LLC | Coffee / Cafe | 1035 W LAKE ST 101E | 2019 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| RICCARDO OSTERIA | Italian / Pizza | 1023 W LAKE ST 1 | 2019 – 2026 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BLACK DOG GELATO | Bakery / Dessert | 1012 W LAKE ST | 2019 – 2022 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Pokeworks Chicago 2 | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1017 W LAKE ST | 2019 – 2020 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| MATCHA CITA | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1017 W LAKE ST | 2022 – open |
| Pilot Pizza | Italian / Pizza | 1012 W LAKE ST | 2024 – open |
| TAPICOZZA A city inspection recorded it operating on May 19, 2026. The most recent licence on record for it expired Mar 15, 2026. | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1002 W LAKE ST | 2024 – inspected after expiry |
| INKWELL | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1039 W LAKE ST 1 | 2024 – open |
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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