4900 block of N MILWAUKEE AVE
15 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 4 are trading today. Jefferson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCDONALD'S | American / Burger | 4946 N MILWAUKEE AVE GROUN | 2002 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| JEFFERSON CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 4945 N MILWAUKEE AVE | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| QUIZNOS SUBS A city inspection recorded it operating on Apr 25, 2010. The most recent licence on record for it expired Feb 15, 2007. | Sandwich / Sub | 4931 N MILWAUKEE AVE | 2003 – inspected after expiry |
| FRANK COFFEE STATION INC | Coffee / Cafe | 4917 N MILWAUKEE AVE | 2005 – 2011 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| I COFFEE | Coffee / Cafe | 4945 N MILWAUKEE AVE 1ST 2 | 2008 – 2009 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| STACY'S I COFFEE, INC. | Coffee / Cafe | 4945 N MILWAUKEE AVE 1 | 2009 – 2011 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CAFE SORONI | Coffee / Cafe | 4945 N MILWAUKEE AVE 1 UNIT 2 | 2010 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BUTTERFIELD KITCHEN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 4917 N MILWAUKEE AVE 1ST | 2013 – 2014 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| FRESCA PANINI & COFFEE, INC. | Coffee / Cafe | 4945 N MILWAUKEE AVE 1ST B | 2013 – 2014 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BACCI PIZZA EXPRESS | Italian / Pizza | 4917 N MILWAUKEE AVE | 2014 – 2014 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| GORILLA SUSHI | Japanese / Sushi | 4945 N MILWAUKEE AVE 1ST 2 | 2015 – open |
| The Bagelers | Breakfast / Diner | 4917 N MILWAUKEE AVE GROUND | 2015 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| MCDONALD'S | American / Burger | 4946 N MILWAUKEE AVE 1 | 2017 – open |
| LOOPIE & NATO'S GELATO | Bakery / Dessert | 4968 N MILWAUKEE AVE 1ST 1N | 2019 – open |
| Kisbi Coffee | Coffee / Cafe | 4917 N MILWAUKEE AVE | 2025 – 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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