1300 block of W CHICAGO AVE
9 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 1 are trading today. West Town.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLATAN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1329 W CHICAGO AVE | 2001 – 2013 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| COOL MOCHA CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 1357 W CHICAGO AVE | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| CONNIE COFFEE & PASTRY | Coffee / Cafe | 1357 W CHICAGO AVE | 2004 – 2005 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| SWIM CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 1357 W CHICAGO AVE | 2005 – 2014 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BOW & STERN OYSTER BAR | Seafood | 1371 W CHICAGO AVE 1 | 2009 – 2015 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| AWAKE CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 1357 W CHICAGO AVE 1ST | 2014 – 2018 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| OPART THAI | Thai | 1371 W CHICAGO AVE | 2015 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| VAJRA RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1329 W CHICAGO AVE 1 | 2019 – 2023 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| NOBLE THAI | Thai | 1371 W CHICAGO AVE | 2021 – 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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