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2ndSight— Chicago

The second read on restaurants. Every license, closure, operator and concept in Chicago since 2002 — 22,237 restaurants, refreshed daily.

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1900 block of N WESTERN AVE

15 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 7 are trading today. Logan Square.

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
McDONALD'SAmerican / Burger1951 N WESTERN AVE 1ST2002 – open
Mc DONALDS # 6771American / Burger1951 N WESTERN AVE2005 – 2023
VELLA CAFECoffee / Cafe1912 N WESTERN AVE 1ST2007 – 2009
MARGIE'S CANDIESRestaurant (unspecified)1960 N WESTERN AVE2013 – open
BELLY SHACK IIRestaurant (unspecified)1912 N WESTERN AVE2013 – 2017
SUBWAYSandwich / Sub1904 N WESTERN AVE 1ST CN2014 – 2022
BAOCOSRestaurant (unspecified)1904 N WESTERN AVE 1ST SC2015 – 2017
SOUL CRAB CHICAGOAmerican / Burger1904 N WESTERN AVE 12016 – 2021
HERO COFFEE BARCoffee / Cafe1912 N WESTERN AVE 12017 – 2018
HERO COFFEECoffee / Cafe1912 N WESTERN AVE 1ST2017 – 2019
OROMO CAFE BUCKTOWNCoffee / Cafe1912 N WESTERN AVE2019 – open
EL BAGELEROBreakfast / Diner1961 N WESTERN AVE 1ST2019 – open
Marz Community Brewing Co.Bar / Tavern1950 N WESTERN AVE2021 – open
SWEET RICE CHICAGOBakery / Dessert1904 N WESTERN AVE GROUND SC2021 – open
BUCKTOWN PIZZAItalian / Pizza1912 N WESTERN AVE 1ST2026 – open

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 at a specific address for a specific operator, which is the question this page cannot answer.

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