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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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2500 block of N CALIFORNIA AVE

13 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 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
STARBUCKS COFFEE #2492Coffee / Cafe2543 N CALIFORNIA AVE2001 – open
BUONA TERRA RISTORANTEItalian / Pizza2535 N CALIFORNIA AVE # 1ST2002 – 2023
NOFRICTION CAFECoffee / Cafe2502 N CALIFORNIA AVE2002 – 2004
MISS TACOSMexican2532 N CALIFORNIA AVE2002 – 2003
SAIMAI THAI RESTAURANTThai2532 N CALIFORNIA AVE2003 – 2009
NO FRICTION CAFE INCCoffee / Cafe2502 N CALIFORNIA AVE2004 – 2005
HACHI'S KITCHENRestaurant (unspecified)2521 N CALIFORNIA AVE2005 – 2019
GOOD FORTUNERestaurant (unspecified)2528 N CALIFORNIA AVE 12015 – 2021
LANDBIRDSRestaurant (unspecified)2532 N CALIFORNIA AVE 1ST2018 – 2021
NEPALESE & INDIAN CUISINEIndian / South Asian2515 N CALIFORNIA AVE 1ST2019 – open
INOKO SUSHIJapanese / Sushi2521 N CALIFORNIA AVE 12019 – 2021
VOLCANO SUSHI RESTAURANTJapanese / Sushi2521 N CALIFORNIA AVE2020 – 2024
La Licor PanAmericanaRestaurant (unspecified)2521 N CALIFORNIA AVE 1ST FLOOR2024 – 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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