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

4800 block of N DAMEN AVE

13 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
CARNICERIA CELAYA INCMexican4841 N DAMEN AVE 1ST2001 – 2006
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
La Cave Cafe, Inc.Coffee / Cafe4804 N DAMEN AVE2001 – 2002
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
EL TRIGAL BAKERYBakery / Dessert4839 N DAMEN AVE 1ST2001 – 2006
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
Gio's Sports BarBar / Tavern4857 N DAMEN AVE 12002 – open
EL RANCHITO RESTAURANT CORPMexican4806 N DAMEN AVE 12002 – 2004
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
ERICK'S TACOS,INCCMexican4800 N DAMEN AVE 1ST2002 – 2004
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
SWEET G JIREH CAFECoffee / Cafe4805 N DAMEN AVE2005 – 2005
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
EL TRIGAL BAKERYBakery / Dessert4841 N DAMEN AVE 12006 – 2007
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
SEATTLE SUTTONS HEALTHY EATINGHealth / Juice4824 N DAMEN AVE LST2008 – 2017
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
SWEET THANGBakery / Dessert4805 N DAMEN AVE 1ST2008 – 2008
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
AMPERSAND WINE BARBar / Tavern4845 N DAMEN AVE 1ST2015 – 2017
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
GROUNDSWELL LLCRestaurant (unspecified)4839 N DAMEN AVE 1ST2015 – open
Q Sushi Bar & OmakaseJapanese / Sushi4845 N DAMEN AVE 1 C-12021 – open

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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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