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3500 block of N WESTERN AVE

10 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 4 are trading today. North Center.

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
BIG BOY GYROSMediterranean / Greek3541 N WESTERN AVE STORE20022007
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
TASTY HOUSE RESTAURANTRestaurant (unspecified)3533 N WESTERN AVE20052007
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
TASTY HOUSE IIThai3533 N WESTERN AVE 1ST A & B20062011
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
BIG BOY GYROSMediterranean / Greek3541 N WESTERN AVE 1ST 12007 – open
NEW CHINA 2, INC.Chinese3533 N WESTERN AVE 1ST A2011 – open
CAMALGINO'S PIZZA CO.Italian / Pizza3539 N WESTERN AVE 1 C20112013
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
Pi-Hi CafeCoffee / Cafe3539 N WESTERN AVE20132018
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
PIHI CORPORATIONRestaurant (unspecified)3539 N WESTERN AVE 1ST20182023
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
PH - HI CAFECoffee / Cafe3539 N WESTERN AVE 1ST2023 – open
DOMINO'SItalian / Pizza3531 N WESTERN AVE2025 – open

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Everything above is the record as it stands today. Get an email when a new restaurant licence appears in North Center, 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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