El Faro Foods

Owner: Amit Shah
Acct #14545
2
Total Licenses
2
Active
1
Locations
2002
Operating Since

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Business Summary

El Faro Foods has been operating in Chicago since 2002 (~24 years). They currently hold 2 active licenses across 1 location in BELMONT CRAGIN.

Primary activity: Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of Tobacco Accessories | Retail Sales of Tobacco and Flavored Tobacco Products (Grocery).

Most recent activity: renewal on 2025-12-23.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 4807 W ARMITAGE AVEBelmont Cragin · 9 licensesActive
    Licenses (9)
    • TobaccoActive2025-12-23
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2024-11-20
    • Tobacco2024-11-20
    • Tobacco2023-11-16
    • Retail Food Establishment2022-12-27
    • Tobacco2022-12-27
    • Tobacco2021-11-23
    • Tobacco2020-12-01
    • Retail Food Establishment2020-12-01

Activities

Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of Tobacco Accessories | Retail Sales of Tobacco and Flavored Tobacco ProductsRetail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Retail Sales of Perishable Foods | Retail Sales of General Merchandise

Licenses

9 records

One row per license event since 2020. Tap any row for the full record. A renewal with no issuance below it points to a license first issued before our 2020 coverage window.

TobaccorenewalActiveIssued 2025-12-23 · Expires 2027-01-15
License number
2437114
License code
1781
Site number
2
DBA name
El Faro Foods
Legal name
Amit Shah
Address
4807 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of Tobacco Accessories | Retail Sales of Tobacco and Flavored Tobacco Products
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2026-01-16
Payment date
2025-12-23
Date issued
2025-12-23
Expiration
2027-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
26
Precinct
40
Police district
25
Community area
Belmont Cragin
Neighborhood
BELMONT CRAGIN
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentrenewalActiveIssued 2024-11-20 · Expires 2027-01-15
License number
2437112
License code
1006
Site number
2
DBA name
El Faro Foods
Legal name
Amit Shah
Address
4807 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639
Business activity
Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Retail Sales of Perishable Foods | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-01-16
Payment date
2024-12-04
Date issued
2024-11-20
Expiration
2027-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
26
Precinct
40
Police district
25
Community area
Belmont Cragin
Neighborhood
BELMONT CRAGIN
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2024-11-20 · Expires 2026-01-15
License number
2437114
License code
1781
Site number
2
DBA name
El Faro Foods
Legal name
Amit Shah
Address
4807 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of Tobacco Accessories | Retail Sales of Tobacco and Flavored Tobacco Products
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2025-01-16
Payment date
2024-12-04
Date issued
2024-11-20
Expiration
2026-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
26
Precinct
40
Police district
25
Community area
Belmont Cragin
Neighborhood
BELMONT CRAGIN
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2023-11-16 · Expires 2025-01-15
License number
2437114
License code
1781
Site number
2
DBA name
El Faro Foods
Legal name
Amit Shah
Address
4807 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of Tobacco Accessories | Retail Sales of Tobacco and Flavored Tobacco Products
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2024-01-16
Payment date
2023-11-15
Date issued
2023-11-16
Expiration
2025-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
26
Precinct
40
Police district
25
Community area
Belmont Cragin
Neighborhood
BELMONT CRAGIN
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2022-12-27 · Expires 2025-01-15
License number
2437112
License code
1006
Site number
2
DBA name
El Faro Foods
Legal name
Amit Shah
Address
4807 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639
Business activity
Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Retail Sales of Perishable Foods | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-01-16
Payment date
2022-12-25
Date issued
2022-12-27
Expiration
2025-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
26
Precinct
40
Police district
25
Community area
Belmont Cragin
Neighborhood
BELMONT CRAGIN
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2022-12-27 · Expires 2024-01-15
License number
2437114
License code
1781
Site number
2
DBA name
El Faro Foods
Legal name
Amit Shah
Address
4807 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of Tobacco Accessories | Retail Sales of Tobacco and Flavored Tobacco Products
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2023-01-16
Payment date
2022-12-25
Date issued
2022-12-27
Expiration
2024-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
26
Precinct
40
Police district
25
Community area
Belmont Cragin
Neighborhood
BELMONT CRAGIN
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2021-11-23 · Expires 2023-01-15
License number
2437114
License code
1781
Site number
2
DBA name
El Faro Foods
Legal name
Amit Shah
Address
4807 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of Tobacco Accessories | Retail Sales of Tobacco and Flavored Tobacco Products
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-01-16
Payment date
2021-11-22
Date issued
2021-11-23
Expiration
2023-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
26
Precinct
40
Police district
25
Community area
Belmont Cragin
Neighborhood
BELMONT CRAGIN
SSA
Data not available
TobaccolapseIssued 2020-12-01 · Expires 2022-01-15
License number
2437114
License code
1781
Site number
2
DBA name
El Faro Foods
Legal name
Amit Shah
Address
4807 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639
Business activity
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products | Retail Sales of Tobacco Accessories | Retail Sales of Tobacco and Flavored Tobacco Products
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-01-16
Payment date
2020-11-30
Date issued
2020-12-01
Expiration
2022-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
26
Precinct
40
Police district
25
Community area
Belmont Cragin
Neighborhood
BELMONT CRAGIN
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2020-12-01 · Expires 2023-01-15
License number
2437112
License code
1006
Site number
2
DBA name
El Faro Foods
Legal name
Amit Shah
Address
4807 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639
Business activity
Retail Sales of General Merchandise and Non-Perishable Food | Retail Sales of Perishable Foods | Retail Sales of General Merchandise
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2021-01-16
Payment date
2020-11-30
Date issued
2020-12-01
Expiration
2023-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
26
Precinct
40
Police district
25
Community area
Belmont Cragin
Neighborhood
BELMONT CRAGIN
SSA
Data not available

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$51,958
Owner-occupied housing
39.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
13.4%
People per sq mi
19,774
White-collar workforce
27.3%
Census tract 17031191100 · ACS 5-year 2024

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