5200 block of W FULLERTON AVE
8 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEX'S EUROPEAN DELICATESSEN | Sandwich / Sub | 5255 W FULLERTON AVE 1ST | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| SUBWAY | Sandwich / Sub | 5203 W FULLERTON AVE 1 | 2007 – open |
| DUNKIN DONUTS | Coffee / Cafe | 5201 W FULLERTON AVE 1ST | 2008 – open |
| BIRRIERIA AGUASCALIENTES | Mexican | 5245 W FULLERTON AVE 1 1 | 2010 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PALETERIA LINDO MICHOACAN 2 | Mexican | 5246 W FULLERTON AVE 1ST FLOOR | 2012 – 2020 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| TAQUERIA CHIMINO | Mexican | 5245 W FULLERTON AVE 1ST | 2017 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SMILE AND BE HAPPY | Restaurant (unspecified) | 5246 W FULLERTON AVE 1 1 | 2021 – 2023 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| PALETERIA Y NEVERIA LINDO MICHOACAN | Mexican | 5245 W FULLERTON AVE 1 | 2022 – 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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