1700 block of W LAWRENCE AVE
9 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 are trading today. Uptown.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYRONS HOT DOG INC | Hot Dog / Chicago Classic | 1701 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2002 – open |
| EL TACO LOCO RESTAURANT | Mexican | 1726 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2002 – 2006 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| DUNKIN DONUTS | Coffee / Cafe | 1743 W LAWRENCE AVE 1 | 2002 – open |
| TAQUERIA UPTOWN | Mexican | 1708 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2004 – 2016 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| NUEVO TACO LOCO | Mexican | 1724 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2005 – 2009 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| EL NUEVO TACO LOCO | Mexican | 1700 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2016 – 2020 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CLUB - 100 | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1730 W LAWRENCE AVE 1 | 2016 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| TAQUERIA PRIMO CHUKIS UPTOWN | Mexican | 1708 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2016 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| KRASY TACO STOP, INC. | Mexican | 1700 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2021 – 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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