800 block of N ASHLAND AVE
14 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 3 are trading today. West Town.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR. TACO RESTAURANT #2 | Mexican | 821 N ASHLAND AVE 1ST | 2001 – 2005 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| PETERS TACOS | Mexican | 811 N ASHLAND AVE 1 | 2002 – 2003 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| House Of Tacos | Mexican | 811 N ASHLAND AVE | 2002 – 2002 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| ULTIMATE BEEF | American / Burger | 851 N ASHLAND AVE | 2004 – 2005 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| ASHLAND GRILL | American / Burger | 801 N ASHLAND AVE | 2005 – 2007 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| CAFE PRIVO | Coffee / Cafe | 856 N ASHLAND AVE | 2007 – 2009 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| SWEET CHEEKS CAKES & PASTRIES | Bakery / Dessert | 856 N ASHLAND AVE 1 1 | 2008 – 2014 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| D52 SMITH EATERY | Restaurant (unspecified) | 851 N ASHLAND AVE 1 | 2008 – 2010 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| GEORGE BOYS GRILL | American / Burger | 801 N ASHLAND AVE 1 1 | 2009 – 2012 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| RUXBIN KITCHEN | Coffee / Cafe | 851 N ASHLAND AVE 1ST | 2010 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| HEALTHY AND SIMPLE JUICES | Health / Juice | 815 N ASHLAND AVE 1 | 2015 – open |
| Junebug Cafe | Coffee / Cafe | 851 N ASHLAND AVE 1ST | 2021 – 2023 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Butterfly cookies LLC | Bakery / Dessert | 856 N ASHLAND AVE 1 | 2021 – open |
| MANO MODERN CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 851 N ASHLAND AVE 1ST | 2023 – open |
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Everything above is the record as it stands today. Get an email when a new restaurant licence appears in West Town, and nothing at all in the weeks when none does. It covers openings only: a closure takes about three years to surface fully in the public record, and we will not send an alert we cannot stand behind.
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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