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25,581 Chicago restaurants, every license and closure since 2002, refreshed daily.

4700 block of N DAMEN AVE

8 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 are trading today. Lincoln Square.

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
QUIZNOS SUBSSandwich / Sub4701 N DAMEN AVE 1ST2002 – 2013
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
BUDACKIS DRIVE-IN HOT DOGS
A city inspection recorded it operating on Sep 16, 2019. The most recent licence on record for it expired Sep 15, 2019.
Hot Dog / Chicago Classic4739 N DAMEN AVE2004 – inspected after expiry
CAFE MARRAKECH EXPRESSOCoffee / Cafe4747 N DAMEN AVE2004 – 2007
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
The Rail Bar & GrillBar / Tavern4709 N DAMEN AVE2004 – 2009
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
AMY'S CANDY BARBakery / Dessert4704 N DAMEN AVE2011 – open
VEGETARIAN EXPRESSHealth / Juice4747 N DAMEN AVE 1ST2015 – 2023
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
Budacki's Drive InHot Dog / Chicago Classic4739 N DAMEN AVE2019 – open
Bryn Mawr Breakfast ClubBreakfast / Diner4747 N DAMEN AVE 12024 – open

Watch Lincoln Square.

Everything above is the record as it stands today. Get an email when a new restaurant licence appears in Lincoln Square, and nothing at all in the weeks when none does. It covers openings only: a closure takes about three years to surface fully in the public record, and we will not send an alert we cannot stand behind.

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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