1600 block of W CHICAGO AVE
14 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKIPPY'S RED HOTS | Hot Dog / Chicago Classic | 1642 W CHICAGO AVE 1ST | 2002 – 2010 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SKIPPY'S RED HOT | Hot Dog / Chicago Classic | 1642 W CHICAGO AVE | 2003 – 2007 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| HOOSIER MAMA PIE COMPANY | Bakery / Dessert | 1618 1/2 W CHICAGO AVE 1 | 2008 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| DEPASADA RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1642 W CHICAGO AVE 1 1 | 2011 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Mr. Taco's Restaurant | Mexican | 1640 W CHICAGO AVE 1 | 2011 – open |
| Asado Coffee Roasters | Coffee / Cafe | 1651 W CHICAGO AVE FIRST | 2013 – 2016 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PICKWICK COFFEE ROASTING CO | Coffee / Cafe | 1651 W CHICAGO AVE 1 | 2016 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| HERO COFFEE | Coffee / Cafe | 1651 W CHICAGO AVE | 2017 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| 606 CAFE/BAR | Coffee / Cafe | 1641 W CHICAGO AVE | 2018 – 2024 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Hiro Izakaya | Japanese / Sushi | 1600 W CHICAGO AVE 1 | 2019 – open |
| SOL CHICAGO | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1651 W CHICAGO AVE 1 | 2020 – 2022 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| Flour Power Pasta | Italian / Pizza | 1642 W CHICAGO AVE | 2022 – open |
| Omakase Shoji | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1641 W CHICAGO AVE ONE | 2024 – open |
| PUFFY CAKES | Bakery / Dessert | 1651 W CHICAGO AVE 1 | 2024 – 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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