South Chicago
117 restaurants have held a licence here since 2002. 30 are trading today. Rent tier: Tier 4 · Value.
How long restaurants last here
That is 20 points below the citywide rate. This measures outcomes, not the quality of a place. Access to capital, insurance, lending and daytime foot traffic all move it, and none of them appear in a licence record. Read it as a description of what has happened here, not as a verdict on the neighbourhood or on anyone trading in it.
What is open here now
The concept mix among the 30 restaurants currently trading. 4 opened in the last two years.
| Concept | Open now | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurant (unspecified) | 5 | 17% |
| Mexican | 4 | 13% |
| Italian / Pizza | 4 | 13% |
| Coffee / Cafe | 3 | 10% |
| Bakery / Dessert | 3 | 10% |
| Sandwich / Sub | 2 | 7% |
Addresses that have turned over most
Storefronts in South Chicago that have hosted the most separate restaurants. A high count is not a verdict on the address either — but it is the first thing worth knowing before signing one, and it is the question a broker will not raise.
A neighbourhood is not an address.
Everything above describes South Chicago as a whole. The record for one storefront is usually more decisive than the average around it, and the read scores a specific concept at a specific address for a specific operator.
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