Mel's Odyssey Lounge

Owner: Howard Smith
Acct #28576
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1
Total Licenses
1
Active
1
Locations
2002
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Mel's Odyssey Lounge has been operating in Chicago since 2002 (~24 years). They currently hold 1 active license across 1 location in GRAND CROSSING.

Primary activity: Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises (Bar / Nightlife).

Most recent activity: renewal on 2025-01-06.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 7643 1/2 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE LIQGreater Grand Crossing · 3 licensesActive
    Licenses (3)
    • TavernActive2025-01-06
    • Tavern2022-10-11
    • Tavern2020-09-30

Activities

Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises

Licenses

3 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.

TavernrenewalActiveIssued 2025-01-06 · Expires 2026-10-15
License number
12291
License code
1470
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel's Odyssey Lounge
Legal name
Howard Smith
Address
7643 1/2 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE LIQ, CHICAGO, IL 60619
Business activity
Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2024-10-16
Payment date
2024-12-16
Date issued
2025-01-06
Expiration
2026-10-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
8
Precinct
23
Police district
6
Community area
Greater Grand Crossing
Neighborhood
GRAND CROSSING
SSA
51
TavernlapseIssued 2022-10-11 · Expires 2024-10-15
License number
12291
License code
1470
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel's Odyssey Lounge
Legal name
Howard Smith
Address
7643 1/2 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE LIQ, CHICAGO, IL 60619
Business activity
Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-10-16
Payment date
2022-10-10
Date issued
2022-10-11
Expiration
2024-10-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
8
Precinct
23
Police district
6
Community area
Greater Grand Crossing
Neighborhood
GRAND CROSSING
SSA
51
TavernlapseIssued 2020-09-30 · Expires 2022-10-15
License number
12291
License code
1470
Site number
1
DBA name
Mel's Odyssey Lounge
Legal name
Howard Smith
Address
7643 1/2 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE LIQ, CHICAGO, IL 60619
Business activity
Tavern - Consumption of Liquor on Premises
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2020-10-16
Payment date
2020-09-29
Date issued
2020-09-30
Expiration
2022-10-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
8
Precinct
23
Police district
6
Community area
Greater Grand Crossing
Neighborhood
GRAND CROSSING
SSA
51

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$22,846
Owner-occupied housing
23.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
11.8%
People per sq mi
6,401
White-collar workforce
15.6%
Census tract 17031691500 · ACS 5-year 2024

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