1400 block of W MORSE AVE
10 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 4 are trading today. Rogers Park.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUB BROTHER | Sandwich / Sub | 1417 1/2 W MORSE AVE | 2002 – open |
| OSCO DRUG #654 | American / Burger | 1425 W MORSE AVE | 2002 – 2005 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| BJU AFRICAN AND CARRIBEAN | African / Ethiopian | 1416 W MORSE AVE | 2005 – 2006 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SAFARI AFRICAN CUSINE | African / Ethiopian | 1424 W MORSE AVE | 2005 – 2006 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| J AND J RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1418 W MORSE AVE 1 | 2006 – 2007 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| TAQUERIA LOS PORTALES | Mexican | 1418 W MORSE AVE 1ST | 2007 – open |
| Hira's Cafe | Coffee / Cafe | 1416 W MORSE AVE 1ST FL | 2012 – 2014 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ROSA MARIANO | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1445 W MORSE AVE 1 | 2016 – 2018 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| SOUTH OF THE BORDER | Bar / Tavern | 1416 W MORSE AVE 1ST | 2017 – open |
| MORSE GYROS | Mediterranean / Greek | 1422 W MORSE AVE 1ST | 2022 – 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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