1100 block of W THORNDALE AVE
13 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 4 are trading today. Edgewater.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAT DONUT | Bakery / Dessert | 1100 W THORNDALE AVE | 2002 – 2003 |
| LAKE BREEZE RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1116 W THORNDALE AVE 1 | 2002 – 2013 |
| GRAND CHINA EXPRESS | Chinese | 1129 W THORNDALE AVE 1ST | 2002 – 2015 |
| BUNZ BAKERY | Bakery / Dessert | 1136 W THORNDALE AVE 1 | 2008 – 2011 |
| DYNAMIC AFRICAN RESTAURANT, INC. | African / Ethiopian | 1127 W THORNDALE AVE 1ST | 2011 – open |
| RICE ASIAN KITCHEN | Pan-Asian | 1136 W THORNDALE AVE 1 1 | 2013 – 2015 |
| RICE THAI ASIAN KITCHEN | Pan-Asian | 1136 W THORNDALE AVE 1 | 2014 – 2024 |
| THORNDALE WEST CAFE #1 INC. | Coffee / Cafe | 1124 W THORNDALE AVE | 2014 – 2024 |
| CHINA PALACE | Chinese | 1129 W THORNDALE AVE 1 | 2016 – open |
| GRAND CHINA | Chinese | 1129 W THORNDALE AVE 1ST | 2016 – 2018 |
| Lakeview Rewired Cafe | Coffee / Cafe | 1100 W THORNDALE AVE | 2020 – 2024 |
| KOHOKU-KU RAMEN CHICAGO | Japanese / Sushi | 1136 W THORNDALE AVE | 2023 – open |
| Zenwich Edgewater | Sandwich / Sub | 1124 W THORNDALE AVE | 2026 – 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 at a specific address for a specific operator, which is the question this page cannot answer.
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