4000 block of W LAWRENCE AVE
8 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 2 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.
| Restaurant | Concept | Address | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNKIN DONUTS / BASKIN ROBBINS | Coffee / Cafe | 4045 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST | 2002 – open |
| GIGIO'S PIZZERIA | Italian / Pizza | 4009 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2002 – 2007 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| COFFEE SHOP | Coffee / Cafe | 4039 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2004 – 2007 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| ALIBABA CAFE & RESTAURANT | Coffee / Cafe | 4046 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2005 – 2007 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| ALI BABA HOOKAH BAR | Bar / Tavern | 4046 W LAWRENCE AVE | 2006 – 2009 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| GIGIO'S PIZZA | Italian / Pizza | 4009 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST 1 | 2007 – 2011 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ALIBABA CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 4044 W LAWRENCE AVE 1 | 2008 – open |
| ASTORIA COFFEE SHOP | Coffee / Cafe | 4039 W LAWRENCE AVE 1 | 2009 – 2013 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
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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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