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2ndSight— Chicago

The second read on restaurants. Every license, closure, operator and concept in Chicago since 2002 — 22,237 restaurants, refreshed daily.

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1500 block of E 53RD ST

14 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 9 are trading today. Hyde 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.

RestaurantConceptAddressYears
FAR EAST KITCHEN INCRestaurant (unspecified)1509 E 53RD ST2002 – 2005
THE NEW VALOIS RESTAURANT, INC.Restaurant (unspecified)1518 E 53RD ST 12002 – open
STARBUCKS COFFEE #226Coffee / Cafe1500 E 53RD ST 1ST2002 – 2015
PIZZA CAPRIItalian / Pizza1501 E 53RD ST2002 – open
BORDERS BOOKS MUSIC, MOVIES CAFECoffee / Cafe1539 E 53RD ST2003 – 2013
STARBUCKS COFFEE #226Coffee / Cafe1530 E 53RD ST2013 – open
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #1979Mexican1522 E 53RD ST 1ST2013 – open
53RD STREET BICYCLE CENTERRestaurant (unspecified)1558 E 53RD ST 1ST2013 – 2014
ANCIENRestaurant (unspecified)1558 E 53RD ST 1ST 1ST2016 – 2018
ROTI MODERN MEDITERRANEANMediterranean / Greek1526 E 53RD ST 12017 – open
SweetgreenHealth / Juice1500 E 53RD ST2021 – open
JORDYN'S SOUL CAFE INC.Coffee / Cafe1508 E 53RD ST2024 – open
Chick-fil-A - Hyde ParkFried Chicken1512 E 53RD ST2025 – open
Garrett Popcorn ShopsBakery / Dessert1513 E 53RD ST2026 – 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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