2000 block of W MONTROSE AVE
8 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 are trading today. Lincoln 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.
| Restaurant | Concept | Address | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLENTY CHINESE RESTAURANT | Chinese | 2002 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST | 2002 – open |
| BURGER TOWN | American / Burger | 2020 W MONTROSE AVE | 2002 – 2010 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| EFFE CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 2030 W MONTROSE AVE | 2002 – 2008 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| MIMI'S SPECIALTY DELI | American / Burger | 2030 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| GIORDANO'S OF LINCOLN SQUARE | Italian / Pizza | 2010 W MONTROSE AVE | 2006 – 2025 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SLIMS | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2020 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST | 2010 – open |
| SERVYOSELF | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2024 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST | 2015 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| TEDDY'S ICE CREAM | Bakery / Dessert | 2000 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST | 2023 – open |
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Everything above is the record as it stands today. Get an email when a new restaurant licence appears in Lincoln Square, 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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