5000 block of W DIVERSEY AVE
8 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 2 are trading today. Belmont Cragin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CECILIA'S BAKERY, INC. | Bakery / Dessert | 5055 W DIVERSEY AVE 1ST | 2015 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SENOR PAN EXPRESS | Restaurant (unspecified) | 5059 W DIVERSEY AVE 1ST | 2015 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SENOR PAN CAFE EXPRESS | Coffee / Cafe | 5059 W DIVERSEY AVE 1 | 2018 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SENOR PAN CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 5059 W DIVERSEY AVE 1ST | 2019 – 2024 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SENOR PAN CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 5055 W DIVERSEY AVE 1ST | 2019 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Taco Maya | Mexican | 5055 W DIVERSEY AVE | 2021 – open |
| QUE BUENO 312 | Restaurant (unspecified) | 5059 W DIVERSEY AVE | 2024 – 2025 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CANDELA CUBAN CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 5059 W DIVERSEY 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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