5300 block of N BROADWAY
21 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 8 are trading today. Edgewater.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBWAY SANDWICHES & SALADS | Sandwich / Sub | 5324 N BROADWAY | 2001 – 2003 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SUBWAY SANDWICH & SALAD | Sandwich / Sub | 5324 N BROADWAY | 2002 – open |
| LA FONDA LATINO GRILL | Latin / Caribbean | 5350 N BROADWAY | 2002 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| AJ GRILL | American / Burger | 5318 N BROADWAY | 2005 – 2011 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| BURGER & PITA | Middle Eastern | 5318 N BROADWAY 1 | 2009 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| The Burger Stop | American / Burger | 5318 N BROADWAY 1 | 2011 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PIZZA HUT | Italian / Pizza | 5320 N BROADWAY | 2013 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA | Italian / Pizza | 5359 N BROADWAY 1ST B | 2014 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| GRILL AND GARDEN, INC. | American / Burger | 5318 N BROADWAY 1 | 2014 – 2015 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| TESFA ETHIOPIAN CUISINE | African / Ethiopian | 5352 N BROADWAY | 2015 – open |
| GRILL & GARDEN | American / Burger | 5318 N BROADWAY 1ST | 2015 – 2022 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BIBIM TOWN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 5357 N BROADWAY | 2017 – 2022 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PIZZA HUT #034139 | Italian / Pizza | 5320 N BROADWAY 1 | 2018 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PIZZERIA AROMA | Italian / Pizza | 5350 N BROADWAY 1 | 2019 – open |
| NAFI LLC DBA PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA CHICAGO | Italian / Pizza | 5359 N BROADWAY SUITE B | 2021 – open |
| Panera Bread #7019 | Sandwich / Sub | 5320 N BROADWAY | 2022 – open |
| BUFFALO WILD WINGS #870 | American / Burger | 5316 N BROADWAY | 2023 – 2025 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken | Fried Chicken | 5357 N BROADWAY UNIT A | 2024 – 2025 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| EDGEWATER TACO PROS | Mexican | 5310 N BROADWAY | 2025 – open |
| BUFFALO WILD WINGS | American / Burger | 5316 N BROADWAY | 2026 – open |
| LA MOM KITCHEN | Restaurant (unspecified) | 5357 N BROADWAY 1 A | 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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