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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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4200 block of S COTTAGE GROVE AVE

9 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 are trading today. Grand Boulevard.

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
TASTY BEEFAmerican / Burger4248 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE2002 – 2006
TASTY BEEF AND MOREAmerican / Burger4248 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE 1ST2005 – 2013
MR HOT FISH & CHICKENFried Chicken4248 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE 1ST2012 – 2014
BIG BABA'S STEAK & LEMONADEAmerican / Burger4248 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE 1ST2015 – 2017
Thee Beauty BarBar / Tavern4259 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE 1 D2016 – open
MAMA'S GRILL & DELI COMPANYAmerican / Burger4248 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE 1ST2017 – 2019
5 STAR GRILL, INC.American / Burger4248 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE 1ST2018 – 2020
CLEO'S SOUTHERN CUISINEAmerican / Burger4248 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE 1ST2019 – open
LILYPADS COLD TREATS LLCCoffee / Cafe4256 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE 12026 – open

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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