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25,581 Chicago restaurants, every license and closure since 2002, refreshed daily.

1600 block of W MONTROSE AVE

19 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 4 are trading today. Lake View.

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
H & S HOT DOG INCHot Dog / Chicago Classic1605 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2001 – 2004
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
TRICCO BAKERYBakery / Dessert1607 W MONTROSE AVE2002 – 2003
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
NATURAL CAFECoffee / Cafe1636 W MONTROSE AVE2002 – 2003
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
SAHARIA CAFECoffee / Cafe1636 W MONTROSE AVE2003 – 2004
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
SAN MIGUEL BAKERY INC.Bakery / Dessert1607 W MONTROSE AVE2003 – 2012
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
COYOTE GRILL CAFECoffee / Cafe1601 W MONTROSE AVE2004 – 2006
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
H & S HOT DOGSHot Dog / Chicago Classic1605 W MONTROSE AVE2004 – 2007
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
LAKEVIEW GRILLAmerican / Burger1601 W MONTROSE AVE2006 – 2007
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
UMAIYA CAFECoffee / Cafe1605 W MONTROSE AVE 12007 – 2012
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
MIXTECO GRILLAmerican / Burger1601 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2008 – 2010
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
URBAN VEGANHealth / Juice1605 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2011 – 2015
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
"GENGHIS" EATERYRestaurant (unspecified)1607 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2012 – 2013
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
Pizzeria ORDItalian / Pizza1607 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2013 – 2019
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
THE MAIDEN VOYAGE CAFECoffee / Cafe1636 W MONTROSE AVE2014 – 2019
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
BIEN ME SABE VENEZUELAN CAFE & RESTAURANTCoffee / Cafe1637 W MONTROSE AVE2015 – open
DOLLOP COFFEE COCoffee / Cafe1636 W MONTROSE AVE STOREFRONT2019 – open
CRUSHED PIZZERIAItalian / Pizza1607 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2020 – open
DISCO TACOMexican1605 W MONTROSE AVE STORE FRONT 12021 – 2022
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
DISCO TACOSMexican1605 W MONTROSE AVE2022 – 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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