3900 block of N LINCOLN AVE
18 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 5 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.
| Restaurant | Concept | Address | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASI ES COLOMBIA INC | Latin / Caribbean | 3908 N LINCOLN AVE | 2002 – 2004 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| EL LLANO RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 3941 N LINCOLN AVE 1 | 2002 – open |
| BROWNSTONE TAVERN & GRILL | Bar / Tavern | 3937 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST | 2002 – open |
| EL LLANO RESTAURANT INC | Restaurant (unspecified) | 3900 N LINCOLN AVE 1 | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| QUIZNO'S SUBS | Sandwich / Sub | 3927 N LINCOLN AVE | 2004 – 2008 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| MRS MURPHYS AND SONS IRISH BISTRO | Restaurant (unspecified) | 3905 N LINCOLN AVE | 2005 – open |
| T-SPOT SUSHI AND TEA BAR | Boba / Tea | 3925 N LINCOLN AVE | 2006 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| FOREVER THAI | Thai | 3900 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST | 2009 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PAPA JOHNS | Italian / Pizza | 3927 N LINCOLN AVE | 2010 – 2014 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| MELAO LATIN CUISINE INC. | Latin / Caribbean | 3941 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST | 2012 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| HANAMI | Restaurant (unspecified) | 3925 N LINCOLN AVE 1 | 2012 – 2016 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| NAMO RESTAURANT | Thai | 3900 N LINCOLN AVE | 2012 – 2016 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| LITTLE BUNNY #1 FROZEN YOGURT LLC | Bakery / Dessert | 3946 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST | 2012 – 2016 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA | Italian / Pizza | 3927 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST | 2014 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| C'EST BIEN THAI | Thai | 3900 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST | 2016 – end date unknown Unknown: nothing on the record dates this ending |
| CHURRO FACTORY | Restaurant (unspecified) | 3927 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST | 2018 – open |
| SPICY MEX | Restaurant (unspecified) | 3925 N LINCOLN AVE | 2018 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| RAIZES | Restaurant (unspecified) | 3925 N LINCOLN AVE | 2019 – 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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