5400 block of W FULLERTON AVE
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEGRE RESTAURANT & BAR | Bar / Tavern | 5406 W FULLERTON AVE 1ST | 2002 – 2011 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| TAQUERIA EDDIE MEXICAN/AMERICA | Mexican | 5422 W FULLERTON AVE # 1ST | 2002 – 2005 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| TAQUERIA MI PUEBLITO | Mexican | 5422 W FULLERTON AVE | 2005 – 2009 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| MAGO'S TAMALES & TAQUERIA #2 | Mexican | 5422 W FULLERTON AVE 1 | 2009 – 2010 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| TAQUERIA EL JALAPENO | Mexican | 5422 W FULLERTON AVE 1ST | 2010 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SU TAQUERIA EL GALLO BRAUO #8 | Mexican | 5422 W FULLERTON AVE 1ST | 2012 – 2013 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| TAQUERIA Y TAMALCIA ROMAN'S | Mexican | 5422 W FULLERTON AVE 1 | 2013 – 2016 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PALETERIA Y VEVERIA BOMBON CO | Mexican | 5456 W FULLERTON AVE 1ST | 2013 – 2015 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CHALO'S LLC | Restaurant (unspecified) | 5422 W FULLERTON AVE 1ST | 2016 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PALETERIA Y NEVERIA FRUTA LOCA, INC. | Mexican | 5456 W FULLERTON AVE 1 | 2018 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ALEX LA MICHOACANA # 1 | Mexican | 5420 W FULLERTON AVE | 2019 – open |
| EL RINCONCITO SUDAMERICA EXPRESS#1 | Restaurant (unspecified) | 5422 W FULLERTON 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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