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5000 block of N CLARK ST

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

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
BISTRO TOO, INCRestaurant (unspecified)5015 N CLARK ST20022007
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
SUMMER'S PALACERestaurant (unspecified)5038 N CLARK ST 1ST20022004
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
T'S LE BISTRORestaurant (unspecified)5025 N CLARK ST20022004
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
HOT "G" DOGRestaurant (unspecified)5009 N CLARK ST20152020
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
CANTINA 1910Bar / Tavern5025 N CLARK ST20152016
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
DOLLOP DINERBakery / Dessert5060 N CLARK ST 12017 – open
JET'S PIZZA ILLINOIS #21, LLCItalian / Pizza5058 N CLARK ST 1ST2017 – open
Tala HouseRestaurant (unspecified)5022 N CLARK ST 1ST2024 – 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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