2700 block of W LAWRENCE AVE
17 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAN BAT RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2723 W LAWRENCE AVE UNIT B | 2001 – open |
| TAQUERIA SANTA RITA | Mexican | 2752 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2001 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| COFFEE SARAJEVO | Coffee / Cafe | 2701 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2001 – 2005 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| IM JIN HOUSE RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2725 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2002 – 2006 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| PENGUIN - GELATO - INC | Bakery / Dessert | 2723 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2002 – 2006 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| THE KING OF THE BURRITOS | Mexican | 2739 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2004 – 2004 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| KING OF BURRITOS | Mexican | 2739 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2005 – 2006 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SARAJEVO RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2701 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2006 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CAFE RESTAURANT GRAND | Coffee / Cafe | 2705 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2009 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| NEW ASIA RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2739 W LAWRENCE AVE 1 | 2011 – 2013 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| L.D. RESTAURANT, INC. | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2739 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2013 – 2015 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| NEW ASIA RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2705 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2014 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| L C PHO RESTAURANT | Vietnamese | 2739 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2015 – open |
| TIBA RESTAURANT, INC. | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2721 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST A | 2016 – 2024 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| EL NUEVO PUERTO MARISCOS AND GRILL | Mexican | 2752 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2019 – open |
| HIMALAYAN SHERPA KITCHEN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2701 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2019 – open |
| RESTAURANT PRIMO CHUKIS UPTOWN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2721 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2025 – 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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