1500 block of E 55TH ST
9 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 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.
| Restaurant | Concept | Address | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONJOUR BAKERY | Bakery / Dessert | 1550 E 55TH ST | 1996 – 2023 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| FANNIE MAY CANDIES A city inspection recorded it operating on Jan 27, 2026. The most recent licence on record for it expired Nov 15, 2004. | Bakery / Dessert | 1546 E 55TH ST 1ST | 2002 – inspected after expiry |
| QUIZNOS SUB | Sandwich / Sub | 1519 E 55TH ST | 2004 – 2005 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| HOMEMADE PIZZA | Italian / Pizza | 1546 E 55TH ST | 2007 – 2014 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| JIMMY JOHN' S STORE # 722 | Sandwich / Sub | 1519 E 55TH ST 1ST 105 | 2013 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Amy Candy Bar | Bakery / Dessert | 1546 E 55TH ST | 2016 – 2017 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| BISTRO ASCIONE | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1500 E 55TH ST 1 | 2019 – open |
| JIMMY JOHN'S | Sandwich / Sub | 1519 E 55TH ST | 2021 – open |
| MAHARI RESTAURANT A city inspection recorded it operating on Feb 10, 2026. The most recent licence on record for it expired Sep 15, 2025. | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1504 E 55TH ST | 2025 – inspected after expiry |
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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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