City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection

Issued license

On October 30, 2026, the City of Chicago issued a Retail Food Establishment license to Best Amigos Grill at 3944 W Chicago Avenue. The license allows the sale of food prepared onsite without a dining area. The issuance followed a failed inspection on October 19 and a passed re-inspection on October 21.

Updated 2 days ago

Issued license

On November 2, 2026, the City of Chicago issued a retail food establishment license to Third City Cafe at 5534 W North Ave. The license allows the sale of food prepared onsite with a dining area. A city inspection on October 8, 2026, passed.

Updated 3 days ago

Issued the retail food establishment licence

Chicago issued a retail food establishment licence for Mk Chicken at 1311 W Taylor St, first floor, on October 30, 2026. The licence covers food preparation and dining on premises with seating, and a city inspection on October 13 passed.

Updated 3 days ago

Issued the liquor license and conducted inspections

Hindsight Community Tavern, a board-game bar with no televisions, was set to open Oct. 21 at 2020 W. Irving Park Road in North Center, after Chicago issued its liquor license Sept. 15. As of Nov. 4, no report had confirmed the opening.

Updated 5 days ago

Issued the licence after inspections

Dream's Pizza holds a Chicago licence to sell food at 17 W 35th St, issued Oct 28 and valid through Nov 15, 2028. City records name the licensee as 17 W 35th INC. and list Ayanna Banks as owner; the licence covers food prepared onsite with no dining area.

Updated Nov 1

Issued the license

Chicago issued a retail food establishment license to Fuerza Vital at 8542 S Pulaski Rd in the Ashburn neighborhood on October 20. The license covers food prepared on site without a dining area, meaning takeout and counter service.

Updated Nov 1

Issued the license

Pho Vietnam, a Vietnamese restaurant at 5160 S Pulaski Rd in Chicago's West Elsdon neighborhood, received a retail food establishment license from the city on October 20.

Updated Nov 1

License issuer

Christophe's Fine Foods holds a Chicago retail food licence for 2264 N Clark St in Lincoln Park. The licence covers retail sales of general merchandise and non-perishable food, plus food prepared on site without a dining area.

Updated Nov 1

Issued the license to Billal's

Billal's received a Chicago retail food establishment license for 131 N. Clinton St. on October 27, after a city inspection passed on October 23. The address is the Chicago French Market location in the West Loop.

Updated Oct 31

Issued two retail food licenses at 7059 S. Halsted St.

Chicago issued a second retail food license at 7059 S. Halsted St. on October 28, this one under the name Halsted One Stop Deli for food prepared onsite without seating. The September 8 license to Halsted One Stop Food & Tobacco covers coffee and food preparation, fresh produce, general merchandise and CBD products.

Updated Oct 29

Issued the retail food license on October 26, 2026

Chicago issued a retail food license to Xiao Long Ji Soup Dumplings at 2132 W Chicago Ave on October 26. Six days earlier, a city health inspection passed with no violations recorded.

Updated Oct 27

License issuer and inspector

Chicago's licensing agency recorded a retail food establishment license for La Michoacana at 2740 W 59th St, allowing the shop to sell food prepared onsite with a dining area. The license was issued October 26, 2026, after the shop passed a city food inspection on October 16.

Updated Oct 27

Issued the license

Chicago issued a retail food license to Glorias Pizza at 704 West 47th Street on October 16, 2026. The license covers takeout-only food prepared on site, with no dining area. A city inspection of the space passed on September 23.

Updated Oct 26

Issued the license

Chicago issued a food license to La Michoacana Helados Artesanales Corp on October 8, 2026, for a retail food establishment with a dining area at 9800 S Escanaba Avenue in South Deering. The license covers food prepared on-site, plus coffee and drinks.

Updated Oct 25

Authorized the fuel surcharge effective October 21, 2026; it stays until the city issues a termination notice

Chicago taxi drivers can add $1 to $3 to a fare under a fuel surcharge the city authorized on Oct. 21. It applies while AAA's Chicago-area regular gasoline average stays at $5 a gallon or more.

Updated Oct 24

Issued the license

Chicago licensed Big Baby's at 9926-9928 S Torrence Ave to prepare food on site for takeout, with city retail food data listing the license issue date as Oct 16, 2026. The Oct 13 license inspection passed with five violations recorded, including a missing mop sink and a washroom door that did not close on its own.

Updated Oct 22

Issued the license

Taquero LLC received a Chicago business license on October 20, 2026, to run a retail food establishment with on-site dining at 1734 W 35th St in McKinley Park. The license came six days after a health inspection passed with no violations recorded.

Updated Oct 21

Issued the licence

I Love Michoacana received a Chicago retail food establishment licence for 4021 W North Ave on Oct 19. The licence covers food prepared on-site with a dining area.

Updated Oct 21

Issued the license

Han Ramyun has opened at 1137 W Taylor Street near the University of Illinois Chicago campus. The café lets customers pick instant noodles, add toppings, and cook them at automated stations; F'nAround, the Chicago food blog that first reported its plans, confirmed the opening.

Updated Oct 19

Licensing authority

Molly's Cupcakes received a Chicago retail food license on October 13 for a shop at 1133 S Wabash Ave in the South Loop, with no dining area. Construction was permitted in August, and the bakery passed a health inspection that month, ahead of the license.

Updated Oct 18

Issuing body for Chicago business licenses

Chicago issued a business license October 15, 2026 to Ollin Roots LLC at 917 W 18th St in Pilsen. The license covers a retail food establishment, general merchandise sales, and the preparation and sale of coffee and drinks.

Updated Oct 16

As of October 2026: License issuer

58Brothers Company, a restaurant at 4445 N Pulaski Rd in Chicago, received a city business license on October 6, 2026. The license covers food preparation and dining on premises with seating.

Updated Oct 7

As of September 2026: Issued the license after a passing re-inspection

A food business at 5106 S Archer Ave earned Chicago's retail food license on August 31, 2026. The permit covers food prepared on site with a dining area.

Updated Sep 29

As of September 2026: Issued the license after a passing inspection

Halal Wing Shack, a planned chicken wing restaurant at 2243 W Devon Ave, received its Chicago retail food business license on September 1. The permit allows food prepared on site with a dine-in area.

Updated Sep 28

As of September 2026: Issued the license and conducted the inspection

Chicago issued Semsem Mediterranean a retail food establishment license on Sept. 1, 2026, for 1201 W Taylor St. The permit covers food prepared on site without a dining area, meaning counter service or takeout. A city inspection of the premises passed on Aug. 17, 2026.

Updated Sep 28

As of September 2026: Issued the license

Fat Peach Bakery holds a new Chicago business license at 1400 W 46th St, unit 211, a food-preparation space inside The Plant, the city's food-business incubator. The license, issued September 8, covers food prepared onsite with no dining area, and a city inspection passed September 4.

Updated Sep 27

As of September 2026: Issued the Retail Food Establishment license

Jitterbug Sweets, an artisan candy maker, received its Chicago retail food license on September 4. The shop at 1916 West North Avenue in Wicker Park can now sell packaged goods and food prepared on-site without a dining area.

Updated Sep 27

As of September 2026: Issued the Retail Food Establishment license

El Gallo Maro 2, a second location of a neighborhood Mexican restaurant, received its Chicago business license on September 25. The Retail Food Establishment license covers on-site food preparation and a dining room at 6045 N Cicero Ave.

Updated Sep 26

As of September 2026: Issued the license

A new Qdoba Mexican Eats in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood received a retail food establishment license from the city on September 11, about a month after the location failed its first inspection.

Updated Sep 26

As of September 2026: Issuing agency for the license

Buchanas Food & Liquor received a Chicago business license on September 11, 2026, covering package goods, general merchandise, and non-perishable food retail at 2601 W 51st St on the city's southwest side. The approval followed a May 26 inspection that rated the premises "Not Ready" and two June 4 inspections that passed.

Updated Sep 26

As of September 2026: License issuer and inspector

A new concession called Soli On The Fly has obtained two Chicago business licenses to sell food and packaged liquor at O'Hare's Terminal 5. The licenses were issued Sept. 16 after a re-inspection pass on Sept. 14.

Updated Sep 25

As of September 2026: Issued the food license and conducted inspections

Chicago inspectors failed the Silversmith Hotel's kitchen twice on September 3. Seven days later, after fixes, the same kitchen passed re-inspection, and on September 16 the city issued its food establishment license.

Updated Sep 25

As of September 2026: License issuer

A Shell station at 3554 W North Avenue in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood passed its city inspection on August 31 and received a Chicago business license on September 15. The license permits food and drink preparation, fresh produce, perishable and non-perishable food, general merchandise, and CBD-infused products — the convenience-store bundle modern stations layer on top of fuel sales.

Updated Sep 25

As of September 2026: Issuing authority for business licenses and inspections

Ela Taverna, a new restaurant at 1551 N Wells St in Chicago's Old Town, received its city business license on September 15. The permit covers a retail food establishment with on-site dining and a coffee/drink service.

Updated Sep 25

As of September 2026: Issued Helin Cafe's retail food license Sept 21, 2026

Helin Cafe was licensed September 21 by the City of Chicago to serve food with on-site dining at 931 W Belmont Ave in Lake View. It's one approval in a longer process: the cafe still has to finish its build-out and open its doors.

Updated Sep 24

As of September 2026: Issues and regulates Chicago liquor licenses

Chicago issued a tavern license to Bar Novela, a planned bar at 2341 North Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square. The September 21 approval permits liquor sales on the premises under a city-issued license.

Updated Sep 24

As of September 2026: Issues Chicago business licenses

The city of Chicago issued Taqueria El Dorado Z a food-service license on September 18 for 2727 W Fullerton Ave. The permit covers food preparation and sit-down dining at the Logan Square address.

Updated Sep 24

As of September 2026: Issued license to Hot Glizzys

A hot dog shop called Hot Glizzys has received a license in Chicago's Loop. The city issued it a retail food establishment license on September 18, permitting on-site food preparation with a dining area, plus coffee and drink sales, at 185 N Franklin Street, Unit 101.

Updated Sep 24

As of September 2026: Issued the license to Morrisons Soul And Smoke LLC

Morrisons Soul And Smoke LLC, a takeout-only soul food kitchen, holds a new Chicago business license at 6658 S Cottage Grove Ave in Woodlawn. The city issued the retail food establishment license on September 17, 2026, for food prepared on site without a dining area.

Updated Sep 24

As of September 2026: Issued the two licenses for the new location

Buffalo Wild Wings secured two Chicago business licenses on September 22 for a new Lincoln Park location at 2112 N Clybourn Ave. The approvals cover on-premises liquor service and food preparation with dining seating.

Updated Sep 23

As of September 2026: Issued MiMi Dao's business license

A restaurant called MiMi Dao has cleared two big permitting hurdles to open in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The city issued it a Retail Food Establishment license on Sept. 22 for the first floor of 1516 E Harper Ct, in the Harper Court commercial district.

Updated Sep 23