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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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3900 block of W LAWRENCE AVE

16 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 4 are trading today. Albany Park.

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
WOK EXPRESSChinese3951 W LAWRENCE AVE2000 – 2006
TAXIMAROA BAKERYBakery / Dessert3954 W LAWRENCE AVE2001 – open
RESTAURANT MORELIARestaurant (unspecified)3943 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST2001 – 2003
EXPRESS DELI INC.American / Burger3937 W LAWRENCE AVE2002 – 2005
TAQUERIA MORELIAMexican3943 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST2003 – open
MAMMOTH CANDYBakery / Dessert3902 W LAWRENCE AVE2005 – 2009
240 CAFE & LOUNGECoffee / Cafe3948 W LAWRENCE AVE 12007 – open
BABEL KABOB HOUSEMiddle Eastern3951 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST2009 – 2011
KABOBMiddle Eastern3951 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST2010 – 2012
BABIL KABOB HOUSEMiddle Eastern3951 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST2010 – 2012
KABOB TENURMiddle Eastern3951 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST2011 – 2015
BIRYANI HOUSEIndian / South Asian3951 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST2015 – 2017
INDO-PAK GRILLAmerican / Burger3920 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST2017 – 2019
FRIENDS CAFECoffee / Cafe3951 W LAWRENCE AVE GROUND2018 – 2021
Sweet N' HealthyBakery / Dessert3950 W LAWRENCE AVE2021 – open
GR'S CAFECoffee / Cafe3950 W LAWRENCE AVE2025 – 2027

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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