5200 block of N HARLEM AVE
10 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 are trading today. Norwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLA RADA BAKERY & DELI | Bakery / Dessert | 5243 N HARLEM AVE 1ST | 2001 – 2011 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BONA CAFE, LTD | Coffee / Cafe | 5211 N HARLEM AVE | 2002 – 2011 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BAKERS SQUARE RESTAURANT | Bakery / Dessert | 5220 N HARLEM AVE | 2002 – 2011 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ING'S CHINESE BUFFET INC | Chinese | 5207 N HARLEM AVE | 2002 – 2004 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| TAVERN IZBATA A city inspection recorded it operating on Feb 2, 2010. The most recent licence on record for it expired Nov 15, 2007. | Bar / Tavern | 5207 N HARLEM AVE | 2004 – inspected after expiry |
| Bakers Square #220658 | Bakery / Dessert | 5220 N HARLEM AVE | 2009 – open |
| ALIBABA RETRO | Restaurant (unspecified) | 5211 N HARLEM AVE 1ST | 2011 – open |
| DESSERT FIRST BAKERY, LTD. | Bakery / Dessert | 5243 N HARLEM AVE 1ST | 2016 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PURPLE TULIP CAKERY, L.L.C. | Restaurant (unspecified) | 5243 N HARLEM AVE 1ST | 2017 – 2023 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| MI GENTE CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 5237 N HARLEM AVE | 2026 – 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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