Hot Dog / Chicago Classic restaurants in Chicago
39 trading today — 1% of every restaurant open in the city. 217 have held a licence here since 2002, and 5 opened in the last 24 months.
How long Hot Dog / Chicago Classic restaurants last
Measured only on restaurants that opened long enough ago to have reached 4 years, so recent openings cannot flatter it. A rate is published only where at least 40 have.
Where Hot Dog / Chicago Classic clusters
By community area, most open today first. Counts only — a four-year survival rate needs 40 matured restaurants and only ≈16% of these cells have that many, so the rate lives below, where it can be quoted honestly.
| Neighbourhood | Open now | Ever licensed |
|---|---|---|
| LoopTier 1 · Prime | 2 | 5 |
| O'HareTier 3 · Emerging | 2 | 7 |
| Lake ViewTier 1 · Prime | 2 | 7 |
| Portage ParkTier 3 · Emerging | 1 | 10 |
| Irving ParkTier 2 · Strong | 1 | 6 |
| AvondaleTier 2 · Strong | 1 | 5 |
| New CityTier 4 · Value | 0 | 5 |
| BridgeportTier 2 · Strong | 0 | 5 |
| EnglewoodTier 4 · Value | 0 | 6 |
| Logan SquareTier 1 · Prime | 0 | 5 |
| WoodlawnTier 4 · Value | 0 | 5 |
| Brighton ParkTier 3 · Emerging | 0 | 6 |
By zip code
The same cut for anyone working from an address rather than a neighbourhood name.
| Zip | Open now | Ever licensed |
|---|---|---|
| 60608 | 2 | 10 |
| 60666 | 2 | 7 |
| 60618 | 2 | 10 |
| 60647 | 2 | 8 |
| 60641 | 1 | 11 |
| 60622 | 1 | 7 |
| 60620 | 1 | 5 |
| 60632 | 1 | 9 |
| 60634 | 1 | 5 |
| 60636 | 0 | 5 |
| 60609 | 0 | 9 |
| 60612 | 0 | 9 |
Thinking about opening one?
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Read an address freeFrom the City of Chicago business-licence record · rebuilt August 4, 2026 · methodology