200 block of W MADISON ST
9 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 5 are trading today. Loop.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIXTY FIVE CHINESE RESTAURANT | Chinese | 201 W MADISON ST 1ST | 2001 – 2016 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Dunkin Donuts | Coffee / Cafe | 201 W MADISON ST | 2006 – open |
| STARBUCKS COFFEE #13319 | Coffee / Cafe | 200 W MADISON ST | 2007 – open |
| JIMMY JOHNS | Sandwich / Sub | 201 W MADISON ST 1 | 2009 – open |
| The Cupcake Counter | Bakery / Dessert | 229 W MADISON ST FIRST | 2009 – 2012 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| THE CUPCAKE COUNTER LLC | Bakery / Dessert | 229 W MADISON ST | 2011 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| 6 FIVE CHINESE RERSTAURANT | Chinese | 201 W MADISON ST 1ST | 2016 – 2022 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SILA'S MEDITERRANEAN | Middle Eastern | 201 W MADISON ST STOP 4 | 2024 – open |
| INTERNATIONAL SANDWICH SHOP | Sandwich / Sub | 229 W MADISON ST 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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