1800 block of W IRVING PARK RD
12 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 4 are trading today. North Center.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALWAYS THAI RESTAURANT | Thai | 1825 W IRVING PARK RD 1ST | 2002 – 2008 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| INTERNET CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 1814 W IRVING PARK RD | 2002 – 2006 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| REGINA RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1820 W IRVING PARK RD 1ST | 2002 – 2005 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| I-CAFE SUKUR'S PLACE PIDE VE LAHMACUN | Coffee / Cafe | 1814 W IRVING PARK RD | 2006 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| M & G CHAR GRILL,, INC. | American / Burger | 1821 W IRVING PARK RD 1ST FLOOR A | 2008 – 2024 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ALWAYS THAI | Thai | 1825 W IRVING PARK RD 1ST | 2008 – 2023 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CREPES A LATTE THE CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 1840 W IRVING PARK RD | 2010 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| RITUAL COFFEEHOUSE, INC. | Coffee / Cafe | 1821 W IRVING PARK RD 1ST B | 2017 – open |
| STEINGOLD'S OF CHICAGO | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1840 W IRVING PARK RD 1 | 2017 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| EKIBEN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1825 W IRVING PARK RD | 2023 – open |
| MOCHII DONUT NORTH CENTER | Bakery / Dessert | 1840 W IRVING PARK RD STOREFRONT | 2024 – open |
| KHUBZ | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1821 W IRVING PARK RD 1ST A | 2025 – 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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