2800 block of N SOUTHPORT AVE
8 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 are trading today. Lake View.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIRADOR | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2834 N SOUTHPORT AVE | 2002 – 2014 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BARBERRY KITCHEN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2819 N SOUTHPORT AVE | 2003 – 2009 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| QUE RICO RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2814 N SOUTHPORT AVE 1ST & 2ND | 2012 – 2020 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SNAGGLETOOTH, LLC | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2819 N SOUTHPORT AVE 1ST | 2016 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SAL'S TRATTORIA | Italian / Pizza | 2834 N SOUTHPORT AVE | 2017 – open |
| QUE RICO RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2814 N SOUTHPORT AVE 1 AND 2 | 2021 – open |
| WOW PIZZERIA | Italian / Pizza | 2819 N SOUTHPORT AVE | 2024 – 2025 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| WG PIZZAS | Italian / Pizza | 2819 N SOUTHPORT AVE 1ST | 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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