6400 block of N CALIFORNIA AVE
10 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 1 are trading today. West Ridge.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNAS COFFEE SHOPS | Coffee / Cafe | 6449 N CALIFORNIA AVE | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| TOMAS COFFEE SHOP | Coffee / Cafe | 6449 N CALIFORNIA AVE | 2003 – 2004 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| NOOR RESTAURANT & HUSNA CATERING | Catering / Events | 6404 N CALIFORNIA AVE | 2005 – 2005 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| JASSIM'S COFFEE SHOP | Coffee / Cafe | 6449 N CALIFORNIA AVE | 2005 – 2006 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BABIL KABOB HOUSE | Middle Eastern | 6404 N CALIFORNIA AVE | 2005 – 2006 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| STEVE KABOB | Middle Eastern | 6404 N CALIFORNIA AVE 1 1 | 2007 – 2007 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SAM' S GRILL KABOB | Middle Eastern | 6404 N CALIFORNIA AVE 1ST | 2007 – 2007 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| MAXWELL STREET POLISH & GYROS | Polish / Eastern European | 6404 N CALIFORNIA AVE 1ST | 2007 – 2011 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| MR. FALAFEL | Middle Eastern | 6404 N CALIFORNIA AVE | 2014 – 2022 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BABA SHAWARMA INC. | Middle Eastern | 6404 N CALIFORNIA 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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