400 block of S CLARK ST
16 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 are trading today. Loop.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICANA SUBMARINE | Restaurant (unspecified) | 400 S CLARK ST 1ST | 2001 – open |
| LA COCINA RESTAURANT & BAR | Mexican | 406 S CLARK ST BSMT-1ST | 2002 – open |
| SHARK'S FISH & CHICKEN | Fried Chicken | 420 S CLARK ST | 2002 – 2005 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| TACO MAN LTD | Mexican | 426 1/2 S CLARK ST | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| MICKY'S CHICKEN | Fried Chicken | 408 S CLARK ST | 2003 – 2010 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| GRILL GONE WILD | American / Burger | 426 S CLARK ST | 2003 – 2005 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| HAIFA CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 410 S CLARK ST | 2004 – 2007 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| 5 STAR INDIA | Indian / South Asian | 420 S CLARK ST 1ST | 2005 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| COCO'S FAMOUS FRIED LOBSTER | Seafood | 426 S CLARK ST | 2006 – 2020 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CREPES CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 410 S CLARK ST 1ST | 2008 – 2010 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| MICKEY'S CHICKEN | Fried Chicken | 408 S CLARK ST | 2009 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Micky's Chicken & Fish | Fried Chicken | 408 S CLARK ST 1 | 2017 – 2023 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| DAKSHIN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 420 S CLARK ST 1ST | 2018 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| JERK TACO MAN | Mexican | 426 S CLARK ST 1ST | 2021 – 2023 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| DAKSHIN INDIAN RESTUARANT | Indian / South Asian | 408 S CLARK ST | 2023 – 2025 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| S2 EXPRESS GRILL | American / Burger | 420 S CLARK ST 1 | 2023 – 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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