Southside African Restaurant

Owners: Maryam Lala, Adewonuola Lala
Acct #402932
1
Total Licenses
1
Active
1
Locations
2015
Operating Since

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Business Summary

Southside African Restaurant has been operating in Chicago since 2015 (~11 years). They currently hold 1 active license across 1 location in SOUTH CHICAGO.

Primary activity: Sale of Food Prepared Onsite Without Dining Area (Restaurant).

Most recent activity: renewal on 2025-12-04.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 8311 S BALTIMORE AVE 1STSouth Chicago · 3 licensesActive
    Licenses (3)
    • Retail Food EstablishmentActive2025-12-04
    • Retail Food Establishment2024-01-02
    • Retail Food Establishment2022-01-03

Activities

Sale of Food Prepared Onsite Without Dining Area

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.

Retail Food EstablishmentrenewalActiveIssued 2025-12-04 · Expires 2028-01-15
License number
2437926
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Southside African Restaurant
Legal name
Maryam A. Lala And Adewonuola Lala
Address
8311 S BALTIMORE AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60617
Business activity
Sale of Food Prepared Onsite Without Dining Area
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2026-01-16
Payment date
2025-12-03
Date issued
2025-12-04
Expiration
2028-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
7
Precinct
48
Police district
4
Community area
South Chicago
Neighborhood
SOUTH CHICAGO
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2024-01-02 · Expires 2026-01-15
License number
2437926
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Southside African Restaurant
Legal name
Maryam A. Lala And Adewonuola Lala
Address
8311 S BALTIMORE AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60617
Business activity
Sale of Food Prepared Onsite Without Dining Area
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2024-01-16
Payment date
2023-12-31
Date issued
2024-01-02
Expiration
2026-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
7
Precinct
48
Police district
4
Community area
South Chicago
Neighborhood
SOUTH CHICAGO
SSA
Data not available
Retail Food EstablishmentlapseIssued 2022-01-03 · Expires 2024-01-15
License number
2437926
License code
1006
Site number
1
DBA name
Southside African Restaurant
Legal name
Maryam A. Lala And Adewonuola Lala
Address
8311 S BALTIMORE AVE 1ST, CHICAGO, IL 60617
Business activity
Sale of Food Prepared Onsite Without Dining Area
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-01-16
Payment date
2022-01-03
Date issued
2022-01-03
Expiration
2024-01-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
7
Precinct
48
Police district
4
Community area
South Chicago
Neighborhood
SOUTH CHICAGO
SSA
Data not available

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$48,263
Owner-occupied housing
45.1%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20.7%
People per sq mi
13,209
White-collar workforce
20.4%
Census tract 17031460302 · ACS 5-year 2024

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