2000 block of S WENTWORTH AVE
39 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 15 are trading today. Chinatown.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAO YOU JU CHINESE BAR AND RESTAURANT | Chinese | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 1ST 100 | 2010 – 2013 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BANHMI EXPRESS SANDWICH | Sandwich / Sub | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE LOWER LEVEL FC6 | 2011 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| GRILL-N-CHILL CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE LOWER LEVEL FB08 | 2011 – 2016 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CRAZY POT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 1ST 103 | 2012 – 2013 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CHUANCHUANXIANG RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE BASEMENT B2 | 2012 – 2014 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SALA BUA THAI CUISINE | Thai | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 1ST 103 | 2013 – 2015 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| LAO YOU JU CHINESE BAR AND RESTAURANT | Chinese | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 1 100-102 | 2013 – 2015 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| QING XIANG YUAN | Chinese | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 103 | 2014 – open |
| IKE BUKURO SUSHI HOUSE | Japanese / Sushi | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE LL | 2014 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| YUN DING | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 1ST 12 | 2014 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| NORTHERN BBQ | BBQ | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 1ST 6 | 2014 – 2015 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| TONG'S RESTAURANT INC. | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE LL B11 | 2015 – 2016 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| TOWN KITCHEN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE LL B10 | 2015 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| JUE WEI YA BA WANG INC. | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE LL FC3 | 2016 – open |
| BETTER GOURMET RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE BSMT FB8 | 2016 – 2020 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| HELLO JASMINE | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE LL B11 | 2016 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| KUANZHAI ALLEY | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE LL FC-07 | 2016 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| DING SHENG | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 1ST 100-102 | 2016 – 2020 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| KUAN ZHAI ALLEY | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE B4 | 2017 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ELITED | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 1ST B9 | 2017 – 2020 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SHAN SHAAN TASTE | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE LL B10 | 2018 – 2023 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BEST BBQ HOUSE, INC. | BBQ | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE BSMT B4 | 2019 – open |
| MILLION FLAVOR, INC. | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE BASEMENT B 8 | 2019 – 2024 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| JIE SNACK HOUSE INC. | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE BASEMENT B12 | 2019 – open |
| CHI YATAI CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE B11 | 2019 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| HUNAN CUISINE | Chinese | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 1 100-102 | 2020 – open |
| MAGONGLAPO | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE B5 | 2021 – open |
| SUSHI LIGHT | Japanese / Sushi | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE B6 | 2022 – 2023 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| 3 Sauces | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE B 11 | 2022 – open |
| UME TEA | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE 101 & 102 | 2023 – open |
| ZHENG XIN CHICKEN | Fried Chicken | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE B6 | 2023 – open |
| FLAVERFRY HAVEN INC. | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE BSMT B8 | 2023 – 2025 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ELITE BOBA | Boba / Tea | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE BASEMENT B9 | 2023 – open |
| SZECHUAN BISTRO | Chinese | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE BASEMENT 10 | 2023 – end date unknown Unknown: nothing on the record dates this ending |
| LUO SI FEN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE B2 | 2025 – open |
| YI WAN HUA JIA | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE B8 | 2025 – open |
| NOODLEVERSE | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE FC 7 | 2025 – open |
| LIU ZHOU NOODLE SPICY RICE | Thai | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE BASEMENT FC2 | 2025 – open |
| MASTER SICHUAN | Chinese | 2002 S WENTWORTH AVE BASEMENT B10 | 2026 – open |
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Everything above is the record as it stands today. Get an email when a new restaurant licence appears in Chinatown, and nothing at all in the weeks when none does. It covers openings only: a closure takes about three years to surface fully in the public record, and we will not send an alert we cannot stand behind.
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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